Konta reaches semi-final in Nature Valley Open

British number one Johanna Konta beat Dalila Jakupovic at the Nature Valley Open to reach her first semi-final since last year's Wimbledon, reports BBC.

Fourth seed Konta beat the 118th-ranked Slovenian 6-4-6-2 to set up a semi-final meeting with Donna Vekic.

Vekic beat Konta in last year's final in Nottingham, but Konta overcame the Croat during her run at Wimbledon.

Fellow Briton Katie Boulter, however, fell to a straight-set quarter-final defeat by top seed Ashleigh Barty.

Australian Barty needed just 59 minutes to wrap up a 6-0 6-2 victory over the British number four.

Barty will play either Japan's Naomi Osaka or Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu in the last four.

Konta, playing in strong winds, trailed Jakupovic 3-1 in the first set, but rallied to close out the set in 45 minutes.

The two traded breaks to begin the second set, but Konta won the final four games to secure victory.