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Straits Times
3 hours ago
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- Straits Times
Boulter hat-trick bid ends in Nottingham
Tennis - Nottingham Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, Britain - June 20, 2025 Britain's Katie Boulter reacts after losing her quarter final match against McCartney Kessler of the U.S. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers REUTERS NOTTINGHAM - Katie Boulter's bid for a hat-trick of Nottingham titles came to an end as the Briton was beaten 6-3 3-6 6-4 by American McCartney Kessler at the WTA 250 event on Friday. Eighth seed Boulter secured a service break early in the deciding set but Kessler stormed back to reach the semi-finals. Boulter became Britain's number one when winning the Nottingham title in 2023 and held it until being knocked off top spot by Emma Raducanu this week. Kessler only recorded her first main draw Tour-level win on grass last week at Queen's but is now eyeing a title on the surface. She will face either Slovak Rebecca Sramkova or Czech Linda Noskova in the semi-final. Saturday's other semi-final will feature Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Poland's Magda Linette. Yastremska beat Canada's fifth seed Leylah Fernandez 6-3 7-6(6), while Linette beat Clara Tauson 6-2 7-5 to reach a career-first semi-final on grass. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
CNA
3 hours ago
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- CNA
Boulter hat-trick bid ends in Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM :Katie Boulter's bid for a hat-trick of Nottingham titles came to an end as the Briton was beaten 6-3 3-6 6-4 by American McCartney Kessler at the WTA 250 event on Friday. Eighth seed Boulter secured a service break early in the deciding set but Kessler stormed back to reach the semi-finals. Boulter became Britain's number one when winning the Nottingham title in 2023 and held it until being knocked off top spot by Emma Raducanu this week. Kessler only recorded her first main draw Tour-level win on grass last week at Queen's but is now eyeing a title on the surface. She will face either Slovak Rebecca Sramkova or Czech Linda Noskova in the semi-final. Saturday's other semi-final will feature Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Poland's Magda Linette.
Reuters
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Boulter hat-trick bid ends in Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM, June 20 (Reuters) - Katie Boulter's bid for a hat-trick of Nottingham titles came to an end as the Briton was beaten 6-3 3-6 6-4 by American McCartney Kessler at the WTA 250 event on Friday. Eighth seed Boulter secured a service break early in the deciding set but Kessler stormed back to reach the semi-finals. Boulter became Britain's number one when winning the Nottingham title in 2023 and held it until being knocked off top spot by Emma Raducanu this week. Kessler only recorded her first main draw Tour-level win on grass last week at Queen's but is now eyeing a title on the surface. She will face either Slovak Rebecca Sramkova or Czech Linda Noskova in the semi-final. Saturday's other semi-final will feature Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Poland's Magda Linette. Yastremska beat Canada's fifth seed Leylah Fernandez 6-3 7-6(6), while Linette beat Clara Tauson 6-2 7-5 to reach a career-first semi-final on grass.
BBC News
4 hours ago
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- BBC News
Defending champion Boulter loses in Nottingham
Two-time defending champion Katie Boulter's run at the Nottingham Open was ended in a dramatic loss to American McCartney Kessler at the quarter-final the world number 42 Boulter found herself 4-2 up in the deciding set but lost 6-3 3-6 6-4 after two hours and nine number two Boulter had won the past two Nottingham Open titles and was on a 12-match winning run at the Wimbledon warm-up played well in the first set but took just one of 11 break points, while 25-year-old Kessler converted two of her the second set Boulter wrestled back control, not conceding a single break in the decider, despite being two games away from the semi-finals, she lost four straight games to be defeated at Nottingham for the first time in three will face either Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova or Czech Linda Noskova in Saturday's semi-final.
The Independent
4 hours ago
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- The Independent
Katie Boulter's bid for Nottingham treble ended by American McCartney Kessler
Katie Boulter's reign as the queen of Nottingham is over after she lost in the quarter-finals to McCartney Kessler. Boulter was gunning for a third successive Nottingham Open crown, having won in 2023 and 2024, but came unstuck against the world number 42 with victory in sight. The British number two was 4-3 up with a break of serve in the final set, but lost the last three games, including her serve twice, to go down 6-3 3-6 6-4. That saw her 12-match winning run on her home court come to an end. American Kessler said: 'It was a really tight match, it was close. I wanted to stay within myself and keep playing my game and luckily I came out on top. 'We are both aggressive players, so there was a lot of shot-making. 'I am trying to get as many titles as I can and put myself in the position to win titles. I am looking forward to the rest of the weekend.' She will play Linda Noskova or Rebecca Sramkova in Saturday's semi-finals. Dayana Yastremska will play Magda Linette in the other semi-final. Ukrainian Yastremska beat former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez 6-3 7-6 (6) in the quarter-final. Linette downed top seed Clara Tauson 6-2 7-5 to book her spot in the last four.
