Raducanu battles into Queen's semis but Boulter goes out

Emma Raducanu overcame an injury scare to reach the Queen's semi-finals but Katie Boulter's title bid ended with a straight-sets loss to Donna Vekic.

>British number one Raducanu had to go off court for medical treatment in the second set of her quarter-final but came through to beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3 7-5.

>Boulter won two matches on Friday, including a superb victory over world number two Elena Rybakina in her quarter-final.

>But the 29-year-old, perhaps feeling the effects of her efforts from the previous day, struggled from the start of her semi-final and fell to a disappointing 6-1 7-5 defeat.

>Raducanu, 23, will return later on Saturday to face American teenager Iva Jovic for a place in Sunday's final.

>She has yet to lose a set in the tournament but now faces the prospect of having to win two matches in a day to continue her excellent run this week.

>"It was really tricky, she played some incredible tennis and got a lot of balls back," Raducanu told BBC TV. "It was an up-and-down match and I'm really grateful for the support I had in some tough moments.

>"It was tough to take the fall, I was in a good spot in the match and I found it tough to regroup, but I am proud how I did that with the help of you guys here."

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>Raducanu 'really proud' to overcome injury setback in Queen's win

>Raducanu achieved her first win against a top-20 opponent in over a year by beating Romanian world number 18 Sorana Cirstea on Friday, but was unable to start her quarter-final last night.

>Having dropped her serve in the third game against Rakhimova, Raducanu took control of the match after play was interrupted in bizarre circumstances.

>Attempting to serve out at 40-0, Raducanu was forced to delay her serve several times because of the noise of military aircraft taking part in the King's Trooping the Colour flypast in central London.

>Once the Red Arrows had flown over the west London club, Raducanu wrapped up the service game and powered through the rest of the first set.

>After slipping on the grass while changing direction in the fifth game of the second set, Raducanu went off for treatment.

>Returning to Andy Murray Arena with her left thigh strapped up, Raducanu lost her serve as she struggled to regain the momentum she had before her fall.

>With Raducanu's coaching team loudly encouraging her, the 2021 US Open champion had to dig deep as her opponent sought to take advantage.

>The Briton regained her form to break Rakhimova's serve and lead 5-4, but could not seal victory on her serve.

>However, she broke the Russian-born Uzbek again and finally clinched her place in the semi-finals with her third match point.