Tennis news - Katie Boulter not joining Emma Raducanu at Indian Wells after losing to Reese Brantmeier in qualifying
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Published 04/10/2021 at 19:51 GMT
British No 5 Katie Boulter will not be competing at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after she was beaten in qualifying. The 25-year-old was looking to join Emma Raducanu and Heather Watson in the main draw for the WTA 1000 tournament. The main draw for the event gets started on Wednesday, October 6.
Katie Boulter
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Katie Boulter was unable to make it through to the Indian Wells main draw as she was beaten by 16-year-old Reese Brantmeier in qualifying.
British No 5 Boulter, seeded 20th in qualifying, lost 7-5 6-2 to the American.
The result means that Emma Raducanu and Heather Watson will be the only British women in the WTA 1000 event which starts on Wednesday, October 6.
Boulter was broken in the eighth game of the first set and even though she hit straight back she then lost her serve again as Brantmeier moved ahead.
The teenager broke again for 3-1 in the second set and sealed the win in impressive fashion.
Raducanu has a bye for the first round of the tournament as she is seeded so is set to play her first match since winning the US Open on Friday or Saturday.
British No 2 Watson is not among the seeds so will start on either Wednesday or Thursday.
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