Boulter knocked out of Canadian Open by Sabalenka

Sat, Aug 10, 2024
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BRITISH number one Katie Boulter lost in straight sets against Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the Canadian Open.

The second seed from Belarus won 6-3 6-3 in one hour 23 minutes but Boulter produced an encouraging performance with the US Open starting in two weeks’ time.

The 28-year-old created four break points against the world number three in Toronto but was unable to convert any.

Boulter, who reached the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games in the women’s doubles, will play her final warm-up tournament before the US Open at next week’s Cincinnati Open.

American top seed Coco Gauff is also out of the Toronto event as she surprisingly lost 6-4 6-1 against Diana Shnaider of Russia.

The defending US Open champion was knocked out in 70 minutes by the world number 66 and acknowledged she struggled physically and mentally.

“Sometimes I question whether I should have played or not,” Gauff said.

“But at the end of the day I wanted to test myself and see how I would do being mentally tired a little bit and physically fatigued.

“I didn’t have high expectations, but I wish I could have competed better, even if it resulted in a loss. I don’t think I competed well.” – BBCSport

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Aug. 10, 2024

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