British girls’s No. 1 Katie Boulter reached the ultimate of the Hong Kong Open with a hard-fought 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 victory over China’s Yuan Yue on the Victoria Park Tennis Centre on Saturday.
The 28-year-old has proven superb kind in Asia — she additionally reached the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo final week — and is poised to finish the yr with a career-high world rating (No. 23).
Having comfortably gained the primary set, a lot of essential errors from Boulter let her sixth seed opponent again into the match within the second. However Boulter reestablished her superiority within the deciding third set, twice breaking her opponent’s serve on her solution to a 4-0 lead. Yue claimed two video games again however Boulter finally made positive of the end result along with her seventh ace of the competition.
“That was an unbelievable match. I imply she [Yue] makes it so arduous to win any level within the match and I simply needed to preserve believing, preserve preventing and attempt to discover a method by. I am a bit of grumpy as we speak, I am a bit of drained however I managed to discover a method so I am actually proud of that,” Boulter stated.
Boulter has already gained two WTA titles this season — the San Diego Open in March and the Rothesay Open in June.
The 28-year-old will face Diana Shnaider or Leylah Fernandez within the closing.
“I simply needed to complete my yr on a profession excessive which is why as we speak meant a lot to me and I’ve truly completed that so I’ve obtained nothing to lose tomorrow and I am simply going to swing free and luxuriate in it for me,” Boulter stated.
