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Nottingham Open 2023: Katie Boulter beats Daria Snigur to reach quarter-finals

British number one Katie Boulter came through a tricky encounter with Ukrainian lucky loser Daria Snigur in straight sets to reach the Nottingham Open quarter-finals.

Boulter, ranked 126 in the world, beat 21-year-old Snigur 7-5 6-3.

"It was an absolute battle, I'm really proud of myself," said Boulter, 26.

She holds the top British women's ranking for the first time in her career after reaching the semi-finals of the Surbiton Trophy last week.

Despite losing to Belgian Yanina Wickmayer in the last four of that grass-court tournament, Boulter jumped ahead of Emma Raducanu who has been hampered by injuries and seen her ranking plummet.