Boulter utilizing top-50 rating as springboard to success after US Open run
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atie Boulter says she is simply simply getting began after securing her breakthrough to the world’s prime 50 for the primary time.
The British No1’s US Open run ended with a third-round defeat by American Peyton Stearns on Saturday, however her efforts imply she can be ranked No50 when the record is up to date subsequent week.
Breaking that threshold has lengthy been a purpose for Boulter, however the 27-year-old feels larger and higher issues are to come back.
“This is my moment to push on,” she mentioned. “I want to be making it further into the Slams, but I have been very consistent. I feel I am really building something.
“My last three Slams have been third rounds, and I have proved I can play matches not just on grass.
“I want more. I’m at my career-high but I don’t feel I’ve reached my maximum potential yet.”
While Emma Raducanu got here out of relative obscurity to win the US Open two years in the past, Boulter sees herself climbing extra step by step as she positive aspects extra expertise.
“It is not just going to be one Grand Slam, I’m not going to be that person, I’m slowly building something,” she added.
“I want to be getting to the second week of the Slams. I’ve played the tough stuff. I’ve really earned my place here and I really enjoy it.”
Boulter might keep in New York to help her boyfriend, Australia’s Alex de Minaur, who performs within the fourth spherical towards males’s third seed Daniil Medvedev on Monday. Beyond that she has a packed schedule.
“I’m definitely going to go to Asia,” she mentioned. “And I’d love to play the Billie Jean King Cup.”