Katie Boulter reaches the Progress Tour Women's Championships semi-finals

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Katie Boulter hits a backhandKatie Boulter reached a career-high ranking of 82 in the world last year before a lengthy injury lay-off
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Roehampton Dates: 14-18 July
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Katie Boulter reached the Progress Tour Women's Championships semi-finals with a dominant 6-1 6-3 victory against fellow Briton Emily Arbuthnott.

Boulter, who beat Alice Gillan on Tuesday, will play British number seven Jodie-Anna Burrage in her final round-robin match before Friday's semi-final.

The 23-year-old is the favourite to win the domestic tournament at Roehampton's National Tennis Centre.

"I was relaxed today," Boulter told BBC Sport.

"I came out strong. I was very happy with the way I was playing."

After time out with injury, former British number two Boulter has dropped to 374 in the world rankings and was playing her second match in 19 weeks.

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British number six Katie Swan withdrew from the tournament on Tuesday with a right hip injury, while Heather Watson and Harriet Dart pulled out before the event with ankle and groin injuries respectively.

The event - in which players call their own lines and collect balls under coronavirus restrictions - consists of two four-player pools before a semi-final knock-out stage.

Aside from the Premier singles that features Boulter, there is also a doubles competition and a Division 1 singles event.

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