'It means so much to me, especially here,' Boulter, a wildcard this week, said. Boulter downs Watson in all-British semifinalīoulter had been 0-4 in WTA quarterfinals in her career prior to a 6-3, 7-5 win over another Brit, Harriet Dart, on Friday, and continued her imperious form with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Watson for her fourth straight-sets win in as many matches this week. In the last all-British final in 1977, Sue Barker beat Virginia Wade in San Francisco. In the first all-British Hologic WTA Tour semifinal since 1975, Boulter downed Heather Watson, another Brit, in straight sets to reach her first-ever tour-level singles final, and Burrage followed with a 7-5, 7-5 win over former Top 20 Alizé Cornet in the second semifinal to match Boulter's accomplishment.Īt World No.126 and No.131, respectively, Boulter and Burrage are the fifth and fourth-lowest ranked finalists at a grass-court WTA event since 1985. A dream week for home favorites at the Rothesay International Nottingham got even better on Saturday as Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage set up the first all-British final on the Hologic WTA Tour for the first time in 46 years.