.Following the suspension of play on Saturday night, Emma Raducanu will restart her intense Nottingham Open semi-final against fellow Briton Katie Boulter with a one-set lead.
After surviving a thrilling tie-break that ended in a 15–13 victory, the former US Open champion displayed great fortitude and resolve to win the first set 7–6.
Raducanu eventually converted a sixth set point with a smash at the net after tripping and falling awkwardly early in the tie-break. He then promptly called for the umpire to halt play owing to the conditions.
The 27-year-old British number one Boulter, who had three set points of her own, concurred and now has a challenging assignment to maintain her crown.
On Sunday morning, the two will square off again, with the winner of the first semifinal matchup between Czech
It took four hours for Raducanu and Boulter to take the court after a similarly intense quarterfinal encounter between top seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia and former Wimbledon finalist Pliskova. Play did not begin until 14:30 BST.
Their three-set match lasted two hours and thirty-three minutes, with an additional hour-long rain delay in play.
In the end, 32-year-old sixth seed Pliskova defeated it 7-6 (10-8) 6-7 (3-7) 7-5.
The unseeded Parry, who defeated Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in a quarterfinal match played on Saturday, will take against the 2016 champion.
Earlier, 21-year-old Raducanu advanced to her first WTA semifinal since 2022 when her quarterfinal opponent Fran Jones had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury prior to play commencing.
Jones, a 23-year-old Brit, and.Over the weekend, the second major of the year came to a conclusion with Carlos Alcaraz earning his first French Open championship and Iga Swiatek won her fourth.
The 23-year-old Swiatek had another outstanding run; after facing match point in her second-round match against Naomi Osaka, she never lost more than six games in a match for the remainder of the two-week period. She defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to win the sixth Grand Slam trophy of her career in just 68 minutes. Now, among active players, she is just behind Venus Williams in terms of major titles won.
