Boulter stuns world number two Rybakina to reach Queen's semis, Jovic downs Anisimova

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boulter-katie/0SeXj3jT/"]Boulter[/a] beat reigning Australian Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Rybakina[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/boulter-k-0SeXj3jT/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/summary/stats/?mid=0pBCO1i5"]7-5, 2-6, 6-4[/a] to seal her second victory in the space of a few hours on the grass at the Wimbledon warm-up event.[/p][p]Boulter had defeated Romania's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cristian-jaqueline/vo9FVe2A/"]Jaqueline Cristian[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/boulter-k-0SeXj3jT/cristian-j-a-vo9FVe2A/?mid=S0Wa1g5d"]6-1, 6-3[/a] earlier in the day before returning to stun top seed Rybakina in the evening.[/p][p]The 29-year-old, ranked 73rd in the world, showed no signs of fatigue as she wore down Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022, in a gruelling clash lasting over two and a half hours.[/p][embed guid="fc26a478-13d5-434f-b1a7-5cf0defb249c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpTKZDsCNKA" social-type="youtube" /][p]In Saturday's semi-final, Boulter, who was given a wildcard entry into the tournament, will face Croatia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vekic-donna/AsWv5414/"]Donna Vekic[/a], a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/pliskova-ka-xGn9KNfO/vekic-d-AsWv5414/?mid=AwBx1E7t"]6-4, 4-6, 6-3[/a] winner over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pliskova-karolina/xGn9KNfO/"]Karolina Pliskova[/a] in the last eight.[/p][p]Rybakina was also playing for the second time in the day after ending [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maria-tatjana/OGYNaUZG/"]Tatjana Maria[/a]'s reign as Queen's champion with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/maria-t-OGYNaUZG/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/?mid=4j93FVM8"]6-7(4), 7-5, 6-0[/a] win over the German.[/p][p]Former US Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raducanu-emma/YmIZde1B/"]Emma Raducanu[/a] clinched a place in the quarter-finals for a second successive year with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/cirstea-s-fBPsm3Iq/raducanu-e-YmIZde1B/?mid=z9hmVUO0"]6-4, 6-2[/a] win over Romanian seventh seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cirstea-sorana/fBPsm3Iq/"]Sorana Cirstea[/a].[/p][p]It was a cathartic victory for the British number one, who lost to Cirstea in the Cluj-Napoca final in February.[/p][p][b]"Earlier in the year she beat me, but I'm glad I could get her back at home as well," [/b]Raducanu said after her first win against a top-20-ranked opponent in over a year.[/p][p][b]"I think I played a really high level. I knew I had to."[/b][/p][embed guid="2f7b87bb-0eb8-44d8-a7ab-a7a6638cc722" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9lUbb2xNOE&pp=ygUDd3Rh" social-type="youtube" /][p]Raducanu will play her delayed quarter-final on Saturday against Uzbekistan's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rakhimova-kamilla/boU2UKtN/"]Kamilla Rakhimova[/a], who beat British wildcard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dart-harriet/h6Lq4OGA/"]Harriet Dart[/a].[/p][p]The winner of Raducanu's meeting with Rakhimova will play American sixth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jovic-iva/bmWvBlnL/"]Iva Jovic[/a] in the semi-finals.[/p][p]Jovic beat former Wimbledon runner-up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anisimova-amanda/nwkutKbi/"]Amanda Anisimova[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/anisimova-a-nwkutKbi/jovic-i-bmWvBlnL/?mid=zqNQjBbS"]6-2, 3-6, 6-3[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/wta-singles/london/"]Follow the rest of the action at Queen's here.[/a][/b][/p]