Katie Boulter reaches her fifth WTA Tour quarter-final of the season by sweeping aside Japan's Kyoka Okamura in Tokyo.
British number one Katie Boulter reached her fifth WTA Tour quarter-final of the season by sweeping aside Japan's Kyoka Okamura in Tokyo.
The 29-year-old won 6-1 6-2 against 271st-ranked Okamura, who lost in qualifying but was placed in the main draw as a lucky loser. Boulter is ranked 33rd in the world after the most successful season of her career and the gap between the pair showed. Possessing more power from the back of the court, and showing glimpses of craft, Boulter's greater consistency was too much for Okamura to handle.Boulter is looking to finish a season where she has won two WTA titles with a flourish and has reached her first quarter-final since Eastbourne in June.
The clinical victory over Okamura sets up an intriguing clash with Canadian wildcard Bianca Andreescu."Bianca is an incredible fighter, won a Grand Slam and is playing some good tennis," said Boulter, who has no ranking points to defend and could move back into the top 30 this week.
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