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Johanna Konta into Nottingham Open semi-finals for third time

British number one and top seed Johanna Konta is into the Nottingham Open semi-finals, beating Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck 6-3 7-6 (8-6).

Konta, 30, cruised through the first set against Van Uytvanck, 27, but the world number 67 played a tighter second set to force a tie-break.

Konta won on her fourth match point to reach the semi-finals for a third time.

"I tried to keep creating opportunities hoping I was going to take some," she said.

This is the world number 20's best result this season, having not won back-to-back matches until now.

She continued: "I'm just trying to play as many matches as possible, because I know with matches you also gain that bit of match fitness and that much more tightness in your game to be able to make good decisions at the right time.