{"id":14372,"date":"2024-03-02T05:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T05:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/san-diego-open-britains-katie-boulter-beats-donna-vekic-in-straight-sets-to-reach-first-wta-500-semi-final\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T05:49:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T05:49:01","slug":"san-diego-open-britains-katie-boulter-beats-donna-vekic-in-straight-sets-to-reach-first-wta-500-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/san-diego-open-britains-katie-boulter-beats-donna-vekic-in-straight-sets-to-reach-first-wta-500-semi-final\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Open: Britain’s Katie Boulter beats Donna Vekic in straight sets to reach first WTA 500 semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"


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British number one Katie Boulter stormed through to her first WTA 500 semi-final with a straight-set victory over Croatia’s Donna Vekic at the San Diego Open.<\/b><\/p>\n

Boulter overcame strong winds in California to wrap up a 6-4 6-3 win over the seventh seed.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old will play Daria Saville of Australia or American third seed Emma Navarro in the last four.<\/p>\n

“It was an absolute battle in very tricky conditions,” said Boulter.<\/p>\n

“It was not easy to get any rhythm because we are both big hitters. I found it tough to get into the match and just tried to stay as strong as I could in the head.<\/p>\n

“Somehow I found a way over the line in the first and played some really good stuff in the second.”<\/p>\n

Boulter, ranked 49 in the world, will move up to the brink of the top 40 and a career-high ranking after this latest win.<\/p>\n

World number 28 Vekic started strongly and made the first break of the match to move into a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n

But Boulter, who beat second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia<\/a> in the last round, surged back into the match, winning nine of the next 10 games to take the first set and race into a 4-0 lead in the second.<\/p>\n

She then converted her first match point with a powerful forehand after the longest rally of the match to seal the win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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