Boulter battles her way into Nottingham last eight

Katie Boulter summoned all of her fighting spirit to battle past the determined Daria Snigur and progress to the last eight of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham on Thursday. Leicester's Boulter, who is a graduate of the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, had beaten fellow Brit Emily Appleton to reach the second round to set up a meeting against the Ukrainian lucky loser. Ad After being promoted to the main draw Snigur had beaten defending champion and Roland Garros semi-finalist Beatriz Haddad Maia in round one, meaning that Boulter certainly had a tough task on her hands.

TennisJodie Burrage shocks third seed in NottinghamAN HOUR AGO But it was the 26-year-old wildcard that edged a 75-minute opening set that saw momentum swing back and forth between both players. And though the second set also saw both generate chances it was the Brit who saw the better of the action, breaking at 4-3 up before holding to love to seal a 7-5 6-3 victory. «That was an absolute battle — I knew coming into it that it was going to be a really tough match,» said Boulter.

«She can play extremely well in many conditions, especially on grass, so I just tried to put my heart on the line and fight as much as I could. It paid off today, so I'm really proud of myself. »It was pretty ridiculous, a couple of those games in the first set.