Dart stuns Badosa to make second career semi-final

Britain's Harriet Dart reached the second WTA Tour semi-final of her career when she fought back from a set down to beat fifth seed Paula Badosa at the Guangzhou Open in China.

The 30-year-old triumphed 3-6 6-2 6-4 against Spain's Badosa - ranked 54 places above her - in two hours and 15 minutes at Nansha International Tennis Centre.

Dart's first appearance in the semi-finals of a tour event was in the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca, where she lost in straight sets to Karolina Pliskova.

She will face either American Claire Liu or 16-year-old Chinese wildcard Sun Xinran in the last four on Saturday.