- British No 1 suffers dispiriting loss to Bouzas Maneiro
- Draper and Evans both into third round in straight sets
Britain’s No 1 tennis players enjoyed contrasting fortunes at the US Open on Thursday as Jack Draper eased into the third round with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Facundo Díaz Acosta to set up a potential battle with former champion Carlos Alcaraz, while Katie Boulter suffered one of her most disappointing defeats of the season, crashing out 7-5, 7-5 to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
Boulter, the 31st seed, had arrived in her second round match as the heavy favourite against Bouzas Maneiro, a scrappy, resourceful 21-year-old Spaniard ranked No 74. Boulter held a set point at 5-4 on Bouzas Maneiro’s serve but she sprayed a routine forehand long before losing three consecutive games to concede the set. Despite fighting back from 1-5 down in set two, the British player paid for her inconsistency in the decisive moments.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/30/katie-boulter-crashes-out-but-jack-draper-is-through-at-us-open
Author : Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows
Publish date : 2024-08-30 00:32:08
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