Quarter-finals day at HSBC Road to Wimbledon enjoyed lawn tennis of the highest quality as the top players battled for a place in the last four.
James Davis, the No.1 seed and last year’s finalist, was pushed to the limit in every point by Sussex left-hander William Matthews, his booming serve and relentless ground strokes impressively saw him through to the semi-finals 6-2, 6-0.
After the quarter-final match James said: "It feels good reaching the semi-finals I've been here at this stage before but I lost the final last year. In the past 12 months I've added a lot more consistency to my game so I'm feeling better this year. My opponent was a good left-hander and he made me raise my game more than in the earlier rounds of the National Finals."
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis seeded second was also looking comfortable on the grass with her quick thinking and natural all-round game defeating the gifted Kasia Pitak 6-2, 6-3, to reach the semi-finals.
After reaching the semi-finals Sophie said: "I think I played really well today especially in my second match as I knew it was going to be my toughest match." Drakeford-Lewis added: "I'm really enjoying playing on the grass, it's very different to what we normally play on, it's really cool to be playing here.”
The players that have ended their National Finals experience have been invited to the Tim Henman and Dan Bloxham clinic on Saturday at 10.30am.
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