London, June 13 -- An inspired Katie Boulter celebrated the biggest win of her career by ranking as the Briton ousted world number two Elena Rybakina to reach the Queen's semi-finals.

Having overcome Jaqueline Cristian earlier in the day to reach the last eight, Boulter returned to court on Friday evening to stun Australian Open champion Rybakina 7-5 2-6 6-4.

World number 73 Boulter saved 12 of the 14 break points she faced over two hours and 39 minutes against former Wimbledon winner Rybakina.

The 29-year-old was roared on by passionate home support and skipped across the court in delight after Kazakh Rybakina netted a return on Boulter's third match point. Boulter will face Croatia's Donna Vekic on Saturday for a place in the final, ac...