British primary Katie Boulter is into the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open after a straight-sets win over China’s Wang Xiyu.
The 28-year-old, looking for her third title of the 12 months, beat Wang 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 in two hours quarter-hour.
Second seed Boulter wanted a tie-break to win a hard-fought first set earlier than securing the win with a way more snug second set in opposition to the world quantity 100.
“That was fairly the match. Wang is an unbelievable opponent and she or he by no means lets up. She is so gifted and full credit score to her,” mentioned Boulter after the win.
“She made me work very onerous at present and she or he’s obtained a shiny future forward of her, that is for certain.”
Boulter, ranked twenty ninth on this planet, received her maiden WTA 500 trophy in San Diego in March earlier than defending her title on the Nottingham Open in June.
She’s going to face both Varvara Gracheva or Anastasia Zakharova on Friday for a spot within the semi-finals.
