Paolini eliminated Katie Boulter 6-1, 7-6 (0) to reach her first grass-court semifinal and Kasatkina defeated Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-2.
Fernandez achieved her career-best result when she reached the 2021 U.S. Open final, losing to Raducanu.
Kasatkina, the
runner-up to Keys last year, said the weather conditions made it so she was mostly trying to keep the ball in the court.
“The conditions are very tough. It’s super windy. It’s very difficult to do some nice things,” the Russian said. “(Paolini) is having a great season. She’s playing amazing, she’s on fire. But I’m also not too bad. I think it’s going to be a good match tomorrow.”
In the men’s quarterfinals, local wild card Billy Harris rallied past Flavio Cobolli 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-2 and will face Australian qualifier Max Purcell, who beat Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 7-6 (4).
