Indian Wells: Heather Watson and Katie Boulter defeated in round-one matches
Britons Heather Watson and Katie Boulter fell to straight-set defeats in the first round at Indian Wells.
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Indian Wells 2022 - Disappointment for the Brits as Heather Watson and Katie Boulter crash out
Heather Watson suffered a comprehensive defeat to Tereza Martincova as her Indian Wells campaign came to an abrupt halt in round one. The British number two went down 6-2 6-1 in just one hour and 19 minutes as the world number 42 from the Czech Republic dominated in swirling conditions.
Heather Watson, Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart win Indian Wells qualifiers, Emma Raducanu could face Dayana Yastremska
British trio Heather Watson, Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart all won their opening qualifying matches at Indian Wells. British No.2 Watson, who made the last 16 of the WTA 1000 tournament in 2015, beat Rebeka Masarova 7-5 6-2 and will next face Mai Hontama for a place in the main draw. Ad/> Boulter battled to a 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4 win over sixth seed Xinyu Wang while Dart won 6-1 7-5 against Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.
'Fairer pay, bigger audiences, better coverage' - What sportswomen want by 2025
On International Women’s Day, we ask a group of leading sportswomen how far women’s sport has come over the last five years, what change they want to see by 2025, and how to keep young girls active.
Indian Wells: Britain's Heather Watson and Katie Boulter both advance in qualifying
Britain's Heather Watson and Katie Boulter both advanced to the second round of qualifying at Indian Wells.
'Ukraine flag really helped me' - Elina Svitolina, Dayana Yastremska into last eight in Monterrey and Lyon
Elina Svitolina said the Ukraine flag in the crowd «really helped» her to victory as she progressed to the quarter-finals of the Monterrey Open with a 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 win over Viktoriya Tomova. The Ukrainian top seed won in two hours and 24 minutes in Mexico to set up a last eight match against Colombian fifth seed Camila Osorio.
WTA roundup: Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska reaches Lyon quarters
Six days after escaping her native Ukraine with her 15-year-old sister Ivanna, Dayana Yastremska cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open 6e Sens Metropole in Lyon, France.
Párrizas pasa a octavos y Svitolina inicia su 'misión' por Ucrania en Monterrey
La española Nuria Parrizas, número 51 del ránking mundial, derrotó este martes por 6-2, 6-1 a la japonesa Misaki Doi y se clasificó a los octavos de final del Abierto de Tenis de Monterrey, torneo 250 de la WTA.