The Rothesday Open in Nottingham
The Rothesday Open in Nottingham has had to contend with an on-off schedule due to wet weather all week as it tries to complete the WTA 250 event on time, but it was bad light that suspended the all-British semi-final between Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter on Saturday evening.
Earlier in the day Raducanu received a walk-over from another Brit, Fran Jones, who withdrew because of a shoulder injury in the quarter-finals, sending the 21-year old into the Last 4 to face Boulter, the British No 1.
By reaching the semi-finals, Raducanu has climbed 45 places in the live WTA Rankings to a position of World No 164, having entered this week at 209, and she could climb as high as 127 if she wins the title in Nottingham, while a runner-up result would move her up to 143 as things stand.
Rain delay and suspension
Raducanu and Boulter locked horns late in the afternoon in their first meeting on the WTA Tour, and Following her 6-2 6-4 quarter-final win over Poland’s Magdalena Frech on Friday, the British No 1 discussed the prospect of facing the former World No 10.
Boulter is the defending champion in Nottingham, having won her maiden WTA title at the grass-court event here last year, and has, since then added her second tour-level crown at the San Diego Open in March.
The chaotic impact on the schedule means that both semi-finals and the final of the tournament will be decided on Sunday.
Pliskova is a hugely accomplished player in her own right, as a runner-up at Wimbledon in 2021, plus she also has won the title here in Nottingham, in 2016.
It will be a first-time meeting between Pliskova and Parry, with the Czech playing her first grass-court semi-final since the 2021 Wimbledon final.
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