Raducanu to face Boulter in Nottingham Open semis

Emma Raducanu will play chap Briton Katie Boulter successful her first WTA semi-final since 2022 aft force Fran Jones withdrew from their last-eight lucifer successful nan Nottingham Open.

Jones, 23, different Briton, was scheduled to look Raducanu connected Saturday successful a lucifer carried complete from Friday because of rain, but was forced to propulsion retired pinch a enarthrosis injury.

"Hopefully everyone tin understand that pinch nan large events coming up, I'm not successful a position to beryllium taking galore risks," said Jones, pinch Wimbledon owed to commencement connected 1 July.

British number 1 Boulter, 27, who is nan defending champion, reached nan semi-finals pinch a two-set triumph complete Poland's 5th seed Magdalena Frech connected Friday.

Former US Open victor Raducanu, 21, missed nan French Open to ore connected her fittingness earlier Wimbledon arsenic she continues her comeback from injury.

She has beaten Ena Shibahara and Daria Snigur successful her tally to nan past 8 successful Nottingham.

The commencement of Saturday's play was delayed because of bad upwind but a resumption is expected astatine 13:15 BST, pinch nan quarter-final betwixt Tunisian apical seed Ons Jabeur and nan Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova first up connected centre court.

Raducanu and Boulter's semi-final will follow, while unseeded brace Diane Parry, from France, and Australia's Kimberly Birrell will title nan last lucifer of nan past 8 connected tribunal one.