Katie Boulter's Queen's campaign has ended in the semi-finals after a straight-sets defeat to lucky loser Donna Vekic.

The home hope lost 6-1 6-3 in just 67 minutes to Vekic, who will face either Iva Jovic or British number one Emma Raducanu in Sunday's showpiece.

Vekic wasted little time in finding her rhythm, holding her opening service game to love before converting her first break point on her way to a 3-0 lead in the first.

Although Boulter got on the board at 3-1, another break for Vekic in the sixth game helped clinch the set.

And it was a similar story in the second, with Vekic converting a break point early on as Boulter struggled on serve.

The Croatian sealed victory with her second match point as Boulter could not reach a powerful backhand down the line.

Flawless @DonnaVekic is your first @QueensTennis finalist, defeating Boulter 6-1, 6-3! #HSBCChampionships pic.twitter.com/jpzSpEIseG

— wta (@WTA) June 13, 2026

Boulter's service struggles prove costly

Despite defeating world number two Elena Rybakina in the last eight, as well as higher-ranked opponents in Jaqueline Cristian and Leylah Fernandez in the earlier rounds, Boulter could not keep her momentum going against Vekic.

The 29-year-old particularly struggled on serve, committing seven double-faults, while also winning 0% of her second-serve points (0/10) in the second set and just 17% (3/18) overall.

Vekic, meanwhile, won 92% of her first-serve points (23/25) and 71% of her points on second serve (10/14).

She lost to Anna Blinkova in the qualifying for this tournament but has made the most of her run as a lucky loser, reaching a WTA-level final for the first time since 2024.