British primary Katie Boulter stormed by way of to her first WTA 500 semi-final with a straight-set victory over Croatia’s Donna Vekic on the San Diego Open.
Boulter overcame robust winds in California to wrap up a 6-4 6-3 win over the seventh seed.
The 27-year-old will play Daria Saville of Australia or American third seed Emma Navarro within the final 4.
“It was an absolute battle in very difficult circumstances,” mentioned Boulter.
“It was not simple to get any rhythm as a result of we’re each large hitters. I discovered it robust to get into the match and simply tried to remain as robust as I might within the head.
“Someway I discovered a manner over the road within the first and performed some actually good things within the second.”
Boulter, ranked 49 on the earth, will transfer as much as the brink of the highest 40 and a career-high rating after this newest win.
World quantity 28 Vekic began strongly and made the primary break of the match to maneuver right into a 3-1 lead.
However Boulter, who beat second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia within the final spherical, surged again into the match, profitable 9 of the subsequent 10 video games to take the primary set and race right into a 4-0 lead within the second.
She then transformed her first match level with a robust forehand after the longest rally of the match to seal the win.