British trio beaten in Eastbourne quarter-finals

Britain’s Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart have all been beaten in the quarter-finals at Eastbourne.

Raducanu was defeated 6-2 6-2 by Russian sixth seed Daria Kasatkina in blustery conditions.

Boulter, attempting to win a second grass-court title this month after Nottingham, lost 6-1 7-6 (7-0) to Italian third seed Jasmine Paolini.

Dart went down 6-2 6-1 in 67 minutes to Canadian Leylah Fernandez.

It was the first time since 1978 there had been three British women in the quarter-finals at Eastbourne.

In the men's event, Britain’s Billy Harris reached his first ATP Tour semi-final with a 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 win over Italian Flavio Cobolli.