The No. 6 seed snapped a five-match losing streak in WTA finals Saturday as a result.

"I didn’t think, to be honest, that I’d be able to get myself out of it," said the wild card after joining Boulter and Dart in the last eight Wednesday.

The 21-year-old Raducanu sent a message after her first-round victory, writing "My own pace" on a courtside TV camera at Devonshire Park.

The 2021 champion defeated the 2017 champion in straight sets to advance at the Rothesay International Eastbourne, booking an intriguing clash with No. 2 seed Jessica Pegula.

The world No. 4, who had to cut her Berlin campaign short last week, was replaced by lucky loser Sofia Kenin.

She didn’t drop a set all week at the WTA 500 event, topping it off with a 6-2, 7-6 (13) victory over the Russian.

An American woman is guaranteed to play for the title, as the 19-year-old meets former champion Madison Keys Friday.

In the men's draw, Mackenzie McDonald knocked out reigning champion Taylor Fritz after saving a pair of set points Wednesday.

Coco Gauff, Beatriz Haddad Maia and incoming Birmingham champ Jelena Ostapenko also advanced Tuesday.

Rybakina withdrew last month from the French Open, also citing a vial illness, before her third-round match.

Fritz, ranked 14th, won his third ATP title, second in Eastbourne beside 2019, and second this year after Indian Wells in March.