Katie Boulter suffered an early exit at the Birmingham Open two days after clinching the Nottingham title, while there was a shock in Berlin as defending champion Ons Jabeur crashed out.
Fresh from winning her first career WTA title on Sunday, Boulter suffered a disappointing first-round exit to Lin Zhu. Ad The British No.
1 lost 7-5 7-5 to the world No. 39, despite hinting at a comeback when she broke her Chinese opponent in the second set to edge ahead at 4-3.
WTA NottinghamBoulter powers past Burrage in Nottingham Open final to claim first WTA title18/06/2023 AT 14:38 Boulter was broken six times over two sets as any hopes of securing back-to-back titles came to a sudden halt.
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