Ajla Tomlijanovic vs Yulia Putintseva

The two semi-final winners will now go head-to-head on the final day in Birmingham, fighting for the coveted Maud Watson trophy in what will be their sixth meeting.

Day eight at Edgbaston Priory Club brought semi-final action as spectators watched back-to-back matches on the Ann Jones Center Court end in victories for the two former Grand quarter-finalists Slam.

Putintseva, who won her second career title in Budapest three years ago, comfortably beat in-form Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2, 6-2 in her semi-finals, while Tomljanovic, on 190, eliminated the only top seed left in the tournament. , Anastasia Potapova, 7-6(5), 6-4.

The Australian, who returned from an eight-month layoff after an injury-ravaged 2023, saw her biggest ranking win since November 2022 thanks to her victory over Potapova.

Although Tomljanovic and Putintseva recorded their best times on grass last week, both players are familiar with the fast nature of the surface.

Tomljanovic, 31, is a well-rounded grass-court player, her Grand Slam breakthrough coming at Wimbledon when she reached back-to-back quarter-finals in 2021 and 2022, while the Kazakh No. 2 reached the quarter-finals final in 2022. Birmingham in 2019.