Johanna Konta showed her Wimbledon credentials with a dramatic win over world number one Angelique Kerber after recovering from a heavy fall on match point in the Eastbourne quarter-final.
The British number one, 26, won 6-3 6-4 against Germany's Kerber to reach the Aegon International semi-finals.
Konta took her fourth match point after a stoppage of almost 10 minutes as she needed treatment following the fall.
Compatriot Heather Watson is also through after beating Barbora Strycova.
Both Konta and British number three Watson reached the semi-finals by winning twice on Thursday as the women's draw caught up on a backlog of rain-delayed matches.
Konta earlier won 7-5 3-6 6-4 against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the last 16, while Watson, 25, beat Russian 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-3.
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