Before her bounteous grass-court summer began, Katie Boulter had not beaten a single top 40 player in her life. Her total record against top 50 opposition ...
But I do feel like I can compete with a lot of the best players in the world.” “I feel like I’ve shown in some of the matches recently some of the stuff that I’m capable of.” she said earlier in the week. Having been ranked highly enough to compete in Wimbledon on merit that year, she was forced to withdraw and she ended the year outside of the top 300. She reined in her game and tried to be more selective with her attack. The best players in the world prod at her weaknesses, exposing her movement and forcing her to reach for the ball where she is most uncomfortable. Her total record against top 50 opposition was 4-14, not where a player with such high aspirations would like to be, and in those big moments she was yet to truly fly.
KATIE BOULTER beat Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 in front of a packed Wimbledon crowd.
I don't want to take anything away from Boulter, but that's a Wimbledon finalist who we sort of anticipated 'well what about if her and Serena went at it in the third round?'. I don't know what happened with Tan, did she win? Speaking of Boulter's next match, John McEnroe told the BBC: "She's got a bigger serve than I realised, she rose to the occasion. She was dominant in the opening round win over Clara Burel, but Pliskova proved to be a different test. "My Gran passed away two days ago and I'd just like to dedicate that to her today." Katie Boulter struggled to hold back the tears after dedicating her incredible comeback win over No 6 seed Karolina Pliskova to her grandmother who passed away earlier this week. Boulter eventually did enough to force a tiebreak, where she took an early 4-0 lead and won from there.
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She was not seeded to enter Wimbledon and was entered into the main draw on a wildcard. Now that Boulter is in the third round of the tournament, she could go home with £120,000 if she does not win against Harmony Tan on Saturda. Boulter will hope to complete this feat once more as the two come face to face in the second round of Wimbledon. After featuring in several ITF Challengers earlier in the year, Boulter made it the Round of 16 at the Lyon Open, the first round of the Indian Wells Masters; Round of 16 at Nottingham before losing to Simona Halep in the quarter finals of the Birmingham Classic. Boulter will now play Harmony Tan in the third round of the tournament She knocked out the seventh in the world, sixth seed of the tournament and the 2021 finalist to make it through to her first ever third round of a Grand Slam.
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“I was lucky because my grandpa managed to come down from Leicester, and so we could keep him company and keep supporting him at the same time.” “I actually had a phone call from my grandpa the night before I played,” she said. I didn’t know anything until after my first match, where my mum basically pulled me aside and told me.” The British No 3 dedicated her second-round victory to her grandmother, Jill, a regional tennis champion, as her grandfather, Brian, and her mother, Sue, beamed with pride from the player box. She’d watch every single match that was on the TV. Many in the Centre Court crowd, which included Mary Berry, wept as she spoke of her heartbreak.
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"He is the epitome of a fighter and someone that goes out and gives their all every single day. That's the tennis club that I started playing tennis at: Leicestershire is very close to my heart. "She's always someone who's been right into tennis from stage one.
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Katie Boulter electrified Centre Court to land the biggest win of her career by taking down last year's runner-up Karolina Pliskova in a three-set thriller.
Pliskova saved the first with her 13th ace but a superb stretching backhand return from Boulter forced the Czech to net and put her within touching distance of a magnificent win. But the tables were rapidly turned as the Briton was broken twice in a row. Katie Boulter electrified Centre Court to land the biggest win of her career by taking down last year’s runner-up Karolina Pliskova in a three-set thriller.
KATIE BOULTER opens play on Centre Court on Day Four against Karolina Pliskova.
"No, yeah, he's someone that I have a lot of admiration for on and off the tennis court. De Minaur is playing later in the day on Court One, giving him potentially some time to go on Centre and watch Boulter play. But the Brit will be drawing on her result from last week while she admits boyfriend De Minaur has also been playing a key role this week.
The British star is through to the third round at the All England Club for the very first time in her career.
However, the 24-year-old is the heavy favorite to make it past Harmony Tan in the third round, with the Brit priced at 2/5 and her opponent at 7/4 for the match. As with all third round matches, the time and court will be decided once the second round matches have concluded. The Leicester native has made it through to the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career and will look to keep her momentum going in the women’s singles later this week.
Katie Boulter is into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first in her career after fighting back to beat sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in three sets in ...
And at 4-4, she finally broke to huge cheers from the crowd. Pliskova responded in kind though, and the pair went toe-to-toe thereafter to force a tie-break. Despite losing the first set 6-3, Boulter, 25, took a second-set tie-break to level matters.
The British No 3 produced the biggest win of her career by upsetting Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova on Centre Court to reach the third round of a ...
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Australian-born Alex De Minaur charmed the Wimbledon crowds as he paid a loving tribute to his girlfriend. De Minaur was speaking to the BBC after ending Jack Draper's chances of advancing through the tournament when he praised Katie Boulter for her performance against last year's Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova. The tennis star said: "Before we talk about my match, can we just talk about Katie Boulter today? ALEX De Minaur won over the Court 1 crowds after ending British Jack Draper's Wimbledon hopes with an adorable shout-out to his British girlfriend, and fellow tennis star, Katie Boulter.
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Ultimately those are the matches that are going to give him the spotlight. “He's someone that I have a lot of admiration for on and off the tennis court,” said Boulter, who currently sits at No. 118 in the WTA Rankings and faces Frenchwoman Harmony Tan in her third-round match. “He is the epitome of a fighter and someone that goes out and gives their all every single day. “I think this is back where she belongs, and in no time, she will be even higher than ever. “He is probably one of the hardest-working guys out there. I know she was a little bit nervous going in, but she's gone out and put on a brilliant performance.”
Katie Boulter has been moved off Centre Court for the biggest match of her career on Saturday when she takes on Harmony Tan in the third round of Wimbledon.
Boulter was reduced to tears in her on-court interview after dedicating the impressive win to her late grandmother, who passed away two days prior. The blockbuster clash was was moved onto Centre Court as the first match on Thursday with Boulter losing the opening set. She comfortably beat French star Clara Burel in the opening round to set up a fascinating rematch with Pliskova after the Brit won their match just last week in Eastbourne.
KATIE BOULTER raised the roof at Wimbledon when she knocked out 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova.The Brit beat the Czech in three sets and is now looki.
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Now she faces Tan, a fascinating if little-known player who is something of a throwback in that she relies on guile and variety rather than being able to muscle the ball. Boulter against Tan will be a question of whether the Brit's heavy groundstrokes can overwhelm her opponent. After a litany of injuries, these were added to this week by the death of her grandmother on Tuesday. The early bird will catch Katie Boulter trying to follow up on her emotional triumph of Thursday as she attempts to make the fourth round. Boulter and De Minaur find themselves cast as the first couple of Wimbledon on this pivotal day. Will this be a Super Saturday for Britain's Wimbledon heroes?
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"Of course that's a tough loss and a very personal situation and every single athlete will have their own personal situations," she added. "This is the first time that she's reached the third round of a slam so it's going to be a very special moment for her. "That's really good obviously, a great win for her so I'm very, very pleased and excited for her," Konta told Express Sport.
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