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Katie Boulter: Briton beaten in first round of Monterrey Open

Katie Boulter: Briton beaten in first round of Monterrey Open

Katie Boulter reached a career-high world ranking of 82 in February 2019 Britain’s Katie Boulter lost in straight sets to Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the first round of the Monterrey Open. The 24-year-old was beaten 6-4 6-0 in Mexico by the world number 111, who is ranked 207 places higher. Boulter broke first to go 3-2 up in the first set, only for Schmiedlova to immediately break back and win all but one of the games thereafter. Heather Watson faces fellow Briton Harriet Dart on Tuesday. Dart, beaten in the qualifiers, goes into the main draw in Monterrey as a lucky...

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