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Harmony Tan speaks out after crushing Katie Boulter’s Wimbledon dream in just 51 minutes

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Harmony Tan admits she is struggling to comprehend her achievements after she extended her Wimbledon run, crushing Britain’s Katie Boulter to book her place the fourth round.Boulter shot to national prominence earlier this week when she defeated former finalist Karolina Pliskova in emotional circumstances, just two days after the death of her grandmother.

Tan, however, buoyed by her landmark victory over Serena Williams in the first round, sailed through following what was an ultimately straightforward 6-1, 6-1 victory.‘No I don’t believe it yet – if I sleep a little bit, tomorrow maybe I will believe it, but it’s amazing,’ she said afterwards.‘I think I like grass, I never play on this court but I like to play with slice and volley and everything with my game so I’m really happy.‘It was really emotional for the first round against Serena [Williams] and after it was just playing match by match and today was really good tennis.

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Harmony Tan, who knocked Serena Williams out of Wimbledon, demolished British wild card Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday in just 51 minutes to reach the fourth round.
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Katie Boulter has defended Wimbledon's decision to schedule her on Court 2 after losing to Harmony Tan. The home favourite won just two games in a 51-minute beatdown after being scheduled at 11am outside of the two main showcourts but her opponent has since admitted she benefited from the match being relegated from Centre.
After the joy of staring down a big name on the biggest stage and having the nerve to summon the best of herself when the moment required, Katie Boulter arrived for a new day on No 2 Court with the most nerve-racking situation a tennis player can navigate: an opportunity.

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