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Simona Halep is into the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic after getting past Britain’s Katie Boulter in straight sets. The No. 2 seed had already knocked out Harriet Dart in the previous round, and Boulter started well in a bid to avoid suffering the same result as her compatriot.
BIRMINGHAM: Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Birmingham grass-court event with a straight sets win over Britain's Katie Boulter on Friday (Jun 17).
Katie Boulter rated her week in Birmingham as a “huge step forward” after losing to former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the quarter-finals.
Katie Boulter advanced to the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Classic after beating Caroline Garcia 7-6, 6-1, and will face Romanian Simona Halep in the next round. Boulter needed a tie-break to snatch the opening set, winning 7-5, eventually going on to beat her opponent in straight sets, backing up the biggest win of her career which saw her edge past Alison Riske 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 in the previous round. Ad/> Boulter’s opponent Garcia was unimpressed with a decision towards the end of the first set after the umpire had overruled the line judge by calling her first serve out on the point, and spent the changeover visibly frustrated.
Britain's Katie Boulter moved into the quarter-finals of the Rothesay Classic Birmingham after a straight-sets victory against Caroline Garcia.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who has not played since suffering an injury during her first-round match at Wimbledon 12 months ago, has plummeted to 1,208 in the world rankings.
Serena Williams will return to Grand Slam tennis for the first time in a year at Wimbledon later this month after being handed a singles wildcard entry by the All England Club on Tuesday.