3 British players reach semifinals of Nottingham Open to continue week of surprises

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Three British players have reached the semifinals of the grass-court Nottingham Open in a boost to the nation that will host Wimbledon in a couple of weeks. Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage and Heather Watson are all placed outside the top 100 in the world ranking. They have ensured there will be a British finalist to continue a week of surprises at the Wimbledon warmup event where none of the eight seeded players got past the second round.