English No 1 Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage join Lily Miyazaki in the second round of the US Open after wins against Diane Repel and Anna Blinkova respectively.
Jodie Burrage and Katie Boulter joined Lily Miyazaki in the second round of the women’s singles at this year’s US Open, continuing the British charge.
On Tuesday August 29, Boulter was one of six Brits competing in the first round. Other competitors included Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, and Jodie Burrage.
The English No 1, who climbed to a profession high 60 recently, demonstrated areas of strength for excessively world No 81 Diane Repel, winning 6-4 6-0 on Court 6.
The 27-year-old crunched 31 wins as she cleared aside her opponent in an hour and 22 minutes to rise to WTA 53rd temporarily.
Boulter showed her confidence on the big stage by saving a break point as she served for the match, prior to polishing Repel off with a 106mph ace.
Boulter was satisfied with the level of her performance after easing past Diane Repel to get her historic win at the US Open.
She stated,
“It was tight in the first set and I just tried to stay with her, but at the end, I played some great tennis which is good for me going into the second round”
“It’s so good for me. This is where it really counts and I’m happy to get through and keep pushing.”
Laura Robson believes a superior mindset has assisted Boulter with accomplishing improved results.”It was strong”, she said.
On the other hand, the 24-year-old Burrage also came through against Russian Anna Blinkova in straight sets, winning 6-3 6-4.
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