British history made at WTA Nottingham Open with Quarter-Final domination set

A bit of British history happened at the Nottingham Open with 4 of the 8 quarter-finals being British which is the first time that has happened ever.

Every year we see an increase in good results by British players once the grass season comes around. It's normal as British players are far more likely to have played or practised on the surface compared to other players. It's a nice way for the country's tennis programme to get a boost after the rest of the year generally remains lacklustre.

Well, a bit of British tennis history happened on the grass this week. It happened in Nottingham at the Nottingham Open where four British players made it to the quarter-final. That's the first time in history that we had half of a WTA event quarter-final field being British. Players that made it there are Burrage, Dart, Boulter and Watson.

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Thanks to Burrage beating Frech we already know that one of the semi-finals will be an all-British affair as either Dart or Boulter will face Burrage. The other could have a British player as well with Watson in the draw. There is a slight chance that we might see a British final which would be a great thing for the event.

Burrage talked abou Brits doing well saying:

"When we are all doing well it really pushes everyone on, it is a bit daunting going on after the other two (Boulter and Dart) won, it was a little bit of pressure, but in the same breath it did help as well, but when you’re out on court you’re just wanting to win."

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