Hong Kong Open: Katie Boulter earns last-16 place after incident gets under her skin
Reported by BBC Sport ·
Boulter advances in Hong Kong
Katie Boulter secured a place in the last 16 at the Hong Kong Open by beating her opponent 6-2, 7-6 (7-2). The world number 49 needed a tie-break to finish the match.
Boulter said she had been playing strong tennis and thought she could have ended the contest sooner. Events during the match disrupted her, she said.
Incident affected her focus
Boulter said an incident had got under her skin. She also described herself as unsettled during the match. After the disruption, she dropped her next service game. She went on to win the second set in the tie-break, 7-2.
A lesson learned
Boulter said the end of the season seemed to affect her reaction to what happened. Despite that, she managed to complete the victory. She called the experience a lesson learned and said she had got over the line.
Key points
- Katie Boulter reached the Hong Kong Open last 16 with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) win.
- The world number 49 said an incident affected her concentration.
- Boulter lost her next service game before winning the second-set tie-break.
- She said the experience was a lesson learned.