Keys and Ostapenko storm into Eastbourne semis, Draper through on men's side

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/keys-madison/QwU996PK/"]Keys[/a], the 2014 and 2023 Eastbourne title-winner, has still to drop a set at this year's edition following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/kessler-m-dMopwFzs/keys-m-QwU996PK/?mid=KhITNCv2"]a 6-3, 6-1[/a] quarter-final win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kessler-mccartney/dMopwFzs/"]McCartney Kessler[/a] in an all-American clash.[/p][p]Meanwhile, 2021 Eastbourne champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ostapenko-jelena/Gloq9MUN/"]Ostapenko[/a] cruised into the last four with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/ostapenko-j-Gloq9MUN/sonmez-z-vZ8lpjnM/?mid=rPhLtuQ6"]a 6-3, 6-0 defeat[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sonmez-zeynep/vZ8lpjnM/"]Zeynep Sonmez[/a], despite suffering from heat stroke the previous night.[/p][p][b]Keys and Ostapenko are the last two seeds left in the women's draw.[/b][/p][p]They each have one Grand Slam singles title to their credit, with Latvia's Ostapenko the 2017 French Open champion and Keys triumphing at last year's Australian Open.[/p][embed guid="14116663-0f3a-4e67-9260-f632ed41bf86" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOdPX9B38EM&pp=0gcJCUELAYcqIYzv" social-type="youtube" /][p]Keys will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/petra-marcinko/2J180sTE/"]Petra Marcinko[/a] in her semi-final after the Croatian defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcnally-caty/YDHquro6/"]Caty McNally[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/mcnally-c-YDHquro6/petra-m-2J180sTE/?mid=U1CuMkKr"]6-3, 4-6, 6-4[/a] in two hours and 18 minutes.[/p][p][b]"I'm very happy with today's performance,"[/b] said Keys after reaching her fourth semi-final on Eastbourne's grass courts.[/p][p]Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Ostapenko, who will next face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maria-tatjana/OGYNaUZG/"]Tatjana Maria[/a] after she won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/maria-t-OGYNaUZG/valentova-t-hWMZK1VQ/?mid=E1QNLqhl"]6-3, 7-5[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valentova-tereza/hWMZK1VQ/"]Tereza Valentova[/a], was just pleased to be back in action on Thursday.[/p][p][b]"I didn't think I was going to play today," [/b]she said. [b]"After the match yesterday at 10:00 pm, I had heat stroke, so I felt really bad."[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/wta-singles/eastbourne/"]Follow the women's side at Eastbourne here.[/a][/b][/p][h2]Draper marches on[/h2][p]In the parallel ATP event, former world number four [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draper-jack/SWxNhpmK/"]Jack Draper[/a] continued his promising return from injury under the guidance of Andy Murray with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/diallo-g-2TgBLj6G/draper-j-SWxNhpmK/?mid=6XC7L754"]a 6-1, 6-4 victory[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diallo-gabriel/2TgBLj6G/"]Gabriel Diallo[/a] that saw him into his first semi-final since Queen's last year.[/p][embed guid="96322a77-f303-4dab-95d5-6f4e056e907c" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2070185499365372033" social-type="twitter" /][p]Draper will now play France's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humbert-ugo/O4ywE5Ah/"]Ugo Humbert[/a] after he defeated compatriot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/halys-quentin/EDve8Ljh/"]Quentin Halys[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/halys-q-EDve8Ljh/humbert-u-O4ywE5Ah/?mid=MoKPu5qK"]6-3, 6-4[/a].[/p][p]And Draper won't be the only British man in the semi-finals after lucky loser [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samuel-toby/rZVojxZe/"]Toby Samuel[/a] enjoyed the biggest win of his professional career with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/cerundolo-j-m-A93TM7BR/samuel-t-rZVojxZe/?mid=lrFaufSP"]a 6-3, 6-4[/a] success against eighth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cerundolo-juan-manuel/A93TM7BR/"]Juan Manuel Cerundolo[/a].[/p][p]Samuel will now face Belgium's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bergs-zizou/SbeTx1o8/"]Zizou Bergs[/a] after he defeated British qualifier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/choinski-jan/Es82hMVD/"]Jan Choinski[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/bergs-z-SbeTx1o8/choinski-j-Es82hMVD/?mid=0SVVd0iU"]6-3, 6-3[/a].[/p][embed guid="e4e70d0a-d1aa-4e71-86ae-383cd4ce71a1" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yyyfDRIKGo&pp=ygUJdGVubmlzIHR2" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/atp-singles/eastbourne/"]Follow the men's side at Eastbourne here.[/a][/b][/p]