| Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 August-10 September |
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Katie Boulter, Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie reached the US Open third round after winning on another action-packed day for the British contingent.
Boulter, who is Britain’s top women’s player, maintained confidence and composure to fight back against China’s Wang Yafan in a 5-7 6-1 6-4 win.
Draper put his injury problems behind him with a statement 6-2 6-4 7-5 win over Polish 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.
British men’s number one Norrie won 7-5 6-4 6-4 against qualifier Hsu Yu-hsiou.
Dan Evans is the final Briton in singles action on day four in New York when he meets Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.
He could become the fourth player from the nation to reach the last 32, with Andy Murray and Jodie Burrage being eliminated earlier on Thursday.
Former world number one Murray lost 6-3 6-4 6-1 to Grigor Dimitrov, while Burrage – who was in the main draw at Flushing Meadows for the first time – was beaten 6-3 6-2 by Belarusian world number two Aryna Sabalenka.
Boulter proud after ‘digging deep’ to reach third round
Reaching the US Open third round for the first time is the latest success for 27-year-old Boulter in a stellar season.
It has taken her time to rebuild confidence and regain her ranking since dropping out of the world’s top 100 as a result of a back injury which derailed her career in 2019.
But she has climbed to a career-high ranking this year on the back of winning her first WTA title in Nottingham and reaching the Wimbledon third round.
Now she has matched her Wimbledon performance at the hard-court Grand Slam in New York, having never previously won a main-draw match there.
“I’m super happy, I’m really proud of myself. I had to dig really deep,” world number 61 Boulter said.
“I had to battle and go for it at the same time. Tactically, I was trying to be very aggressive, I got a bit tight in the first set and managed to loosen up in the second.
“I found ways to win points and it made it a little bit easier for me.”
Like in her opening win against France’s Diane Parry, Boulter took time to find her rhythm and range against qualifier Wang.
Wang, 29, took a break from the sport last year but has returned with renewed vigour and came into the match on an 11-match winning streak.
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