Britain Tennis - Aegon Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre - June 16, 2017 Great Britain's Johanna Konta in action during her quarter final match against Australia's Ashleigh Barty Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff Livepic
NOTTINGHAM (Reuters) - Top seed Johanna Konta overcame a second-set wobble against Australia's Ashleigh Barty to claim a 6-3 7-5 victory and reach the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open on Friday.
Cheered on by the home crowd the world number eight eased through the first set but fell a break behind in the second before upping her game to avoid a deciding set.
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