British primary Katie Boulter’s hopes of creating a deep run at a serious for the primary time have been ended by Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova on the Australian Open.
Boulter, seeded twenty second, misplaced 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-2 within the second spherical to the previous world quantity 9 at Melbourne Park.
Making the fifteenth look of her profession, 28-year-old Boulter has by no means gone previous the third spherical of a Grand Slam.
She served beneath par and hit too many unforced errors as Kudermetova, now ranked seventy fifth, confirmed her pedigree.
Boulter was aiming to change into the fourth Briton to achieve the final 32 of the singles, which might have been a document for the nation.
Emma Raducanu is the one lady by means of to the third spherical after beating Amanda Anisimova earlier on Thursday, whereas Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley reached the identical stage on Wednesday.
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, 2025-01-16 10:06:00
