Katie Boulter's bid for Nottingham treble ended by American McCartney Kessler
The British number two was 4-3 up with a break of serve in the final set, but lost the last three games, including her serve twice, to go down 6-3 3-6 6-4.
Katie Boulter's sensational run of wins in Nottingham comes to an end #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #LexusNottinghamOpen pic.twitter.com/IvpJhT9YjW
— LTA (@the_LTA) June 20, 2025
That saw her 12-match winning run on her home court come to an end.
American Kessler said: 'It was a really tight match, it was close. I wanted to stay within myself and keep playing my game and luckily I came out on top.
'We are both aggressive players, so there was a lot of shot-making.
'I am trying to get as many titles as I can and put myself in the position to win titles. I am looking forward to the rest of the weekend.'
She will play Rebecca Sramkova in Saturday's semi-finals.
Dayana Yastremska will play Magda Linette in the other semi-final.
Ukrainian Yastremska beat former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez 6-3 7-6 (6) in the quarter-final.
Linette downed top seed Clara Tauson 6-2 7-5 to book her spot in the last four.
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