Harriet Dart’s run on the Rothesay Basic in Birmingham ended within the quarter-finals with defeat by Anastasia Potapova.
Dart defeated top-30 participant Anhelina Kalinina for the second week in a row to succeed in the final eight however was unable to capitalise on a very good begin towards fourth seed Potapova, shedding out 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Dart struggled along with her serve all through the match however managed to win the opening set regardless of 5 double faults, producing some high-quality photographs from the again of the court docket.
The 26-year-old was bidding to succeed in a primary WTA semi-final having misplaced three earlier quarter-finals, all on the British grass, and she or he made the primary transfer within the second set with a break for 2-1.
However Potapova, ranked twenty first, started to punish Dart’s second serve and the Russian turned the match round with a run of 4 video games in a row, chopping down on the errors that had blighted her recreation.
Dart recovered from 3-1 down within the deciding set to stage at 3-3 however Potapova’s heavy groundstrokes had been taking their toll and the Russian broke once more earlier than serving out the victory.
It has however been a robust event for Dart to again up final week’s run to the final eight in Nottingham, and she or he could have one other likelihood to select up extra wins forward of Wimbledon having been awarded a wild card for subsequent week’s event in Eastbourne.
Jelena Ostapenko mounted a formidable comeback
Potapova subsequent faces second seed Jelena Ostapenko, who mounted a formidable comeback from a set and 4-0 all the way down to defeat Magdalena Frech 4-6 7-5 6-2.
The Latvian performed till after 8pm on Thursday evening in her victory over Venus Williams and was again on court docket on Friday lunchtime to tackle Pole Frech.
Ostapenko wanted therapy for a left calf drawback and at one stage seemed like she won’t end the match however she managed to show issues round within the second set earlier than taking the decider.
“It was little or no time to get well from yesterday as a result of we completed very late,” she stated.
“I used to be struggling as nicely with my left calf. I used to be pondering in some unspecified time in the future possibly I shouldn’t proceed however there’s a fighter inside me so I need to play till I can’t stroll or one thing.
“After profitable the second set I felt like I used to be enjoying higher and my footwork was there. I am actually glad to handle to win this match.”
Prime seed Barbora Krejcikova is thru to the final 4 for the primary time at a grass-court occasion having crushed teenage compatriot Linda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-2, and the Czech will tackle China’s Zhu Lin, who was a 4-6 6-3 6-2 winner over Rebecca Marino.
