Raducanu achieved her first win against a top-20 opponent in over a year by beating Romanian world number 18 Sorana Cirstea on Friday, but was unable to start her quarter-final last night.
Having dropped her serve in the third game against Rakhimova, Raducanu took control of the match after play was interrupted in bizarre circumstances.
Attempting to serve out at 40-0, Raducanu was forced to delay her serve several times because of the noise of the aircraft above.
Once the Red Arrows had flown over the west London club, Raducanu wrapped up the service game and powered through the rest of the first set.
“It was insane,” Raducanu told the BBC. “I couldn’t play with that. I was distracted and in awe of what was going on, and I think the crowd loved it, too.
After slipping on the grass while changing direction in the fifth game of the second set, Raducanu went off for treatment.
Returning to Andy Murray Arena with her left thigh strapped up, Raducanu lost her serve as she struggled to regain the momentum she had before her fall.
With Raducanu’s coaching team loudly encouraging her, the 2021 US Open champion had to dig deep as her opponent sought to take advantage.
The Briton, having now removed the strapping, regained her form to break Rakhimova’s serve and lead 5-4, but could not seal victory on her serve.
However, she broke the Russian-born Uzbek again and finally clinched her place in the semi-finals with her third match point.
