Boulter sends message to Jack Draper as extra Brits chunk the mud at US Open
Katie Boulter urged Jack Draper to “keep flying that flag” after the massive left-hander was left because the final Brit standing within the US Open singles. Dan Evans misplaced to world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz and Cam Norrie was shocked by Italian debutant Matteo Arnaldi, and fellow British No.1 Boulter adopted them out final night time as she misplaced 6-4 6-3 to American Peyton Stearns out on Court 17.
British No.5 Draper will face Russian No.8 seed Andrey Rublev in his first Grand Slam fourth-round tie on Monday. And Boulter stated: “I wish him the best. Keep flying that flag. He has the game for it. It would be nice to see him go deeper and deeper.”
Classy Peyton gained her first-ever WTA-level match towards Boulter in a three-tiebreak marathon in Austin and is now provisionally as much as world No.44. The child from Cincinnati took her third match level together with her fifteenth forehand winner after 97 minutes at simply earlier than 9pm native time. Boulter acknowledged she had misplaced to the higher participant on the night time.
“I wouldn’t say it was my best tennis,” she stated.” It was very aggressive. I felt like I may have carried out a variety of issues higher however finally I gave every part I had on the day and that’s tennis. I’ve to be taught from it and need to make issues higher. But credit score to her. Her forehand is likely one of the greatest I might say on the ladies’s facet. I performed just a little bit into it at this time and that’s what I’ve to be taught from.”
Boulter beat French world No.88 Diane Parry and Chinese qualifier Yafan Wang to achieve the third spherical of an abroad Major for the primary time. And the Nottingham champion remains to be set to interrupt into the world’s prime 50 after shedding at this stage in a Major for the third time. She went right down to reigning champion Elena Rybakina in one other Saturday night time defeat at Wimbledon in July.
“My last three Grand Slams where I have qualified have been third rounds,” she stated. “I think I have proven I can play matches not just on a grass court which for me is where I gain my confidence. I can sit here and say it was tough losing today but ultimately I have to be happy with where I’m at, I’m at a career-high ranking. It doesn’t stop me wanting more though. I am hungry.
“Ultimately this is my moment to push on. I want to making further into the Grand Slams but I have been very consistent. I feel I am really building something. It is not just going to be one Grand Slam, I’m slowly building something and that is where I get my satisfaction.”