Jodie Burrage triumphs after Kamilla Rakhimova thriller and Heather Watson receives bye as Yulia Putintseva retires

Jodie Burrage moved to within one win of qualifying for the Eastbourne Open after a thrilling 6-7 7-5 7-6 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova. Two tie-breaks in the first and third sets secured a pulsating victory for the 24-year-old to cause a stir and knock out world No. 65, who sits 43 places above the Brit in the WTA rankings.

Ad The first two games in the first set went to serve, before Burrage broke Rakimova in the third. After staving off two break points herself, the world No. 108 moved 3-1 ahead, before Rakimova reduced the arrears to hold.

WTA NottinghamBoulter powers past Burrage in Nottingham Open final to claim first WTA title18/06/2023 AT 14:38 Momentum swung Rakimova's way after she broke Burrage for the first time to draw level, while the following six games all went to serve. Burrage looked to have run out of steam after being broken twice more in the tie-break, as Rakimova three times to move 5-0 ahead. However, some impressive resolve from the British No.

2 saw her fight back to 6-5 down, before the Russian eventually prevailed on her fourth set point. 'Insinuating racism where none exists' – Tsitsipas addresses 'misinterpreted' Kyrgios comments Alcaraz secures semi-final place at Queen's as Norrie crashes out Bautista Agut stuns Medvedev to reach semi-final in Halle, Sinner pulls out injured The next set was a must-win for Burrage, and she did just that in a gruelling 51 minutes. The first two games went to serve, with Burrage squandering the chance to break Rakimova in the second of those.