Recently, Boulter played a pivotal role in Great Britain’s journey to the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals, highlighted by a significant victory over Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima. This performance marked a positive resurgence following a second-round loss at Wimbledon to Solana Sierra and an exit in the first round of the US Open.
Norrie’s Wimbledon campaign saw him reach a major quarter-final for the first time in three years, but he was ultimately defeated by Carlos Alcaraz. Later, at the US Open, he reflected on how ‘overconfidence’ led to a loss against Novak Djokovic.
Simultaneously in Beijing, Coco Gauff’s title defence advanced with a 6-4, 6-0 win, as she moved past Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova to reach the second round.
Gauff will now compete against Leylah Fernandez, who also achieved a convincing victory by defeating Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-0.
