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British No 1 Boulter Suffers US Open Exit

British No 1 Katie Boulter suffered a crushing 6-1, 6-0 defeat to seventh seed Karolina Muchova in the second round of the US Open.

British No 1 Katie Boulter suffered a crushing 6-1, 6-0 defeat to seventh seed Karolina Muchova in the second round of the US Open, continuing her recent poor form. The match took place during a downpour at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. newsindata.org

After a promising start to the season that included winning a WTA title in Ostrava and beating world No 2 Elena Rybakina at Queen's, Boulter's grand slam season came to an abrupt end. This comes after she married fellow player Alex de Minaur in July.