Katie Boulter: British no 2 made 12 consecutive victories in Nottingham Open with Victory against Sonay Kartal | Tennis news

Katie Boulter stayed on the CAP for a third consecutive title of Nottingham Open by beating Sonay Kartal in a fully British confrontation on Thursday.

British No 2 Boulter fought a breakdown in the third set to win a 6-4 1-6 7-5 roller coaster match in two hours and 26 minutes.

Boulter, who was replaced this week as British number by Emma Raducanu, won her title of first WTA Tour title in Nottingham two years ago and supported it last summer.

She dragged 4-2 overall decisive and had to save a break point to avoid taking a double break behind, the eighth seeded struggling in the heat and consulting the doctor.

“I have so much respect for Sonay, she is such a difficult competitor and I also know that she will not give me anything at any time,” said Boulter.

“I know she will surpass me at some point, she has the game for that, she has her head. I will have to face this fact.

“But at the very end, I just wanted to tighten my teeth as hard as possible and surpass myself. I am really satisfied with myself today. It was not easy, that’s for sure.

“I feel like I am getting home when I come to this court. I have such great vibrations here, but the heat killed me today.

“I’m really correct British because I can’t manage the heat at all. I’m just happy to have exceeded the line.”

The next step for Boulter is a quarter -finals against American McCartney Kesslerwho ran before Lin Zhu with a 6-1 6-4 victory.

Meanwhile, the British teenager Mimi Xu released in the second round 7-5 6-1 despite an animated performance against the world No. 31 Magda Linette.

The 17-year-old, who will make her debut in Wimbledon later this month after receiving a Joker, won her first WTA Tour match in the first round before passing a biology exam on Wednesday.

Fearnley provides the French lesson in Moutet

British no 2 Jacob Fearnley reached a first quarter-final ATP level at ATP level in Queen’s, beating the Volatile qualification Coretin Moutet 6-3 2-6 6-2 at the HSBC championships.

In doing so, Fearnley has extended her remarkable and perfect record against French players at 17-0 since her professional return.

He said: “I am very happy to be in my first quarter-final, it’s even better to do it here in the United Kingdom. It’s really special for me, I have dreamed of these moments since I was a young boy.

“I tried to stick to my match plan and be aggressive. I did it better in the third set and the result speaks of itself.”

Fearnley finished a first controlled set with a double act finish, while Madcap Moutet obtained a turn of referee Adel Nour for rubbing his racket.

However, the momentum changed quickly when three doubles of the home player gave Moutt an early break in the second.

But Fearnley resets well in the decision -maker, breaking Moutet with a reverse winner on the whole line, which prompted the fiery at 26 to hit a ball high on the stands and to win a warning expected for a long time from the chair.

A volley of diving lapel obtained a double break and Fearnley kept his head while Moutet lost his – bickering with the referee and the crowd – to conclude a victory in just over two hours.

Fearnley will face a 23 -year -old colleague, the Czech world No. 30, Jiri Lehecka, in the last eight.

Carlos Alcaraz came by a marathon meeting while he was beating his Spanish compatriot Jaume Munar 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.

The French Open champion needed three hours and 26 minutes to overcome his compatriot in the hot afternoon heat in western London.

“There were times when I had mentally and physically harmful,” said Alcaraz. “I just continued to fight. I guess I did not give up.

“I was mentally, but I stayed there and I tried to play the points and play my best points in the first set.”

Jack draper Back to action at the Queen’s Club Friday when the second seeded will face Brandon Nakashima, knowing that victory will give him a top four in Wimbledon and a place in the semi-finals at the ATP 500 event in western London.

Gauff loses the first match after the triumph of the French Open

French Open Champion Coco Gauff was brought back to earth with an opening defeat against China Wang Xinyu to the Berlin tennis open.

Gauff, who was conferred in the first round, played his first game since he won a second big home title to Roland Garros almost two weeks ago.

But it produced a destroyed display of errors, including seven double faults, in the German capital while Wang won a 6-3 6-3 victory for the greatest victory of his career.

Aryna SabalenkaWho was beaten by Gauff in the final in Paris, prevailed in his delayed match against Rebeka Masarova, winning 6-2 7-6 (6).

The seeded will face the former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina In the quarter-final after defeating Katerina Siniakova 6-4 7-6 (7-5).

Another winner at the SW19, 2023 champion Marketapoutova MarketAlso shows some form on the grass and she defeated Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-7 (7-3) 6-3.

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