Pan Pacific Open 2024: Katie Boulter aims to end season on high after reaching semi-finals by beating Bianca Andreescu
Updated 25/10/2024 at 17:44 GMT+1
British No. 1 Katie Boulter is through to the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open after recording a straight-sets victory over former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu in Tokyo. Boulter was full of praise for her team after the match and admitted that she felt like she had nothing to lose against her Canadian rival. Boulter will face the USA's Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals.
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Katie Boulter believes she had "nothing to lose" in her 6-2 6-1 quarter-final victory over former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu at the Pan Pacific Open.
The British No. 1 made light work of the world No. 159, dispatching her Canadian opponent in straight sets.
Boulter will go head-to-head with the USA's Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals in Tokyo.
"Credit to me and my team, we keep pushing and we've worked really hard through the Asian swing," Boulter told Sky Sports News after the match.
"It's starting to pay off. I feel like it's it suits me out here. It's the end of the year and I've got nothing to lose.
"I'm swinging out here, having a smile on my face and I'm just proud of myself and my team for continuing to push me all the way through until the end of the season.
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"That's something I haven't been able to do before, because of my body, so I'm very proud and I'm very happy to be here in the semi-finals."
Kenin reached the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-4 triumph over Daria Kasatkina.
Boulter believes everything clicked in her victory over Andreescu in Tokyo.
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"I played really well today," she added. "I came out here with nothing to lose.
"I just wanted to come out and enjoy it. Everything was kind of clicking and, apart from the first service game, everything was really good.
"The last couple of months I felt like I was very close, but I just wasn't quite there."
Draper overcomes Machac
Jack Draper ensured it was a fine day for the Brits after he overcame Tomas Machac 6-3 3-6 6-1 at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
The British men's No.1 prevailed to the semi-finals, after beating the Czech in the space of two hours and nine minutes.
He will face either no.1 seed Alexander Zverev or Lorenzo Musetti in the last four, with two players facing off against each other later on Friday.
"I felt it was more of a mental battle," said Draper in quotes published by the BBC.
"My energy dropped a little bit and my decision-making became up and down.
"At this level you can't get away with spending too long in that situation. I'm proud how I dug in."
Draper has now moved up to 18 in the ATP rankings, and finished this match off in style by breaking Machac twice in a dominant decider.
"I'm improving all the time and my results are showing that," he added.
"I'm working hard to become more consistent. It's showing."
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