By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Friday, June 20, 2025
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McCartney Kessler continues her grass groove.
World No. 42 Kessler dethroned two-time Nottingham champion and home hero Katie Boulter 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to advance to her maiden grass-court semifinal at the Nottingham Open today.
Kessler saved 11 of 15 break points snapping the Briton’s 12-match winning streak in Notthingham in two hours, seven minutes.
The 25-year-old American battled into her first semifinal since she fell to Jessica Pegula in the Austin final in February.
It is Kessler’s second three-set win of the week as she improved to 19-14 on the season.
Kessler will play Rebecca Sramkova for a spot in Sunday’s final.
Sramkova stopped seventh-seeded Linda Noskova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in today’s final quarterfinal.
Earlier, sixth-seeded Magda Linette toppled No. 2-seeded Clara Tauson 6-2, 7-5.
World No. 31 Linette avenged her Roland Garros first-round loss to Tauson last month.
Linette will play Dayana Yastremska in tomorrow’s semifinals.
Yastremska beat former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 7-6(6)—her first win over the Canadian left-hander in three meetings to reach her first grass-court semifinal.
