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BIRMINGHAM: Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Birmingham grass-court event with a straight sets win over Britain's Katie Boulter on Friday (Jun 17).
Katie Boulter rated her week in Birmingham as a “huge step forward” after losing to former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the quarter-finals.
Katie Boulter believes victory over former world No.4 Caroline Garcia at the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham demonstrates that her recent sacrifices have been worth it writes Oli Dickson Jefford. Leicester star Boulter, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — beat Garcia 7-6 (5) 6-1 to reach the last eight in Birmingham for the first time.
Fellow wildcards Sonay Kartal and Lily Miyazaki will face eachother in the second round of the LTA's Ilkley Trophy in West Yorkshire. Miyazaki revelled in first-round victory over former top ten star Kristina Mladenovic. Ad/> The 26-year-old, who benefits from the LTA's NTC Access programme, which is for players ranked 100-200 in singles and 31-100 in doubles, providing cost-free access to courts on all three surfaces, coaching, trainers and the LTA's tournament bonus scheme, beat the second seed 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4.
Katie Boulter believes victory over former world No.4 Caroline Garcia at the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham demonstrates that her recent sacrifices have been worth it writes Oli Dickson Jefford. Leicester star Boulter, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — beat Garcia 7-6 (5) 6-1 to reach the last eight in Birmingham for the first time. Ad/> The 25-year-old has battled with repeated injuries in recent seasons, and believes such a significant victory is just rewards for the work she has put in.
Lily Miyazaki revelled in victory over former top ten star Kristina Mladenovic as she reached the second round of the LTA's Ilkley Trophy in West Yorkshire. The 26-year-old, who benefits from the LTA's NTC Access programme, which is for players ranked 100-200 in singles and 31-100 in doubles, providing cost-free access to courts on all three surfaces, coaching, trainers and the LTA's tournament bonus scheme, beat the second seed 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4. Ad/> Mladenovic is a significant scalp for the Surrey star, the Frenchwoman having reached a career high of tenth on the WTA singles rankings and also being a nine-time doubles Grand Slam champion — recently winning the French Open alongside Caroline Garcia.
Katie Boulter advanced to the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Classic after beating Caroline Garcia 7-6, 6-1, and will face Romanian Simona Halep in the next round. Boulter needed a tie-break to snatch the opening set, winning 7-5, eventually going on to beat her opponent in straight sets, backing up the biggest win of her career which saw her edge past Alison Riske 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 in the previous round. Ad/> Boulter’s opponent Garcia was unimpressed with a decision towards the end of the first set after the umpire had overruled the line judge by calling her first serve out on the point, and spent the changeover visibly frustrated.
Britain's Katie Boulter moved into the quarter-finals of the Rothesay Classic Birmingham after a straight-sets victory against Caroline Garcia.