WTA Toronto: Boulter progresses into round three after just two games

Katie Boulter reached the last 16 of the WTA National Bank Open when Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 13 seed, sadly retired on Thursday afternoon.

Boulter, ranked No 33, led 1-1 when Haddad Maia, ranked No 22, pulled out due to injury.

The Brit will face the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, next.

Boulter defeated American qualifier Bernarda Pera (6-4, 3-6, 6-1) in the previous round of the Rogers Cup.

In the first round of the WTA National Bank Open, the Brazilian edged out Marie Bouzkova (5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (1)).

Toronto WTA 1000, other second-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 3.211.715, most recent results first):

• Taylor Townsend (LL) beat Marina Stakusic (WC): 6-0, 6-2
• Liudmila Samsonova (6) beat Moyuka Uchijima (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Coco Gauff (1) beat Yafan Wang (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Anna Kalinskaya (10) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-2, 6-2
• Marta Kostyuk (11) beat Elina Svitolina: 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
• Diana Shnaider (14) beat Magdalena Frech: 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Jessica Pegula (3) beat Karolina Pliskova: 7-5, 6-4
• Naomi Osaka vs. Elise Mertens
• Yue Yuan vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Greet Minnen
• Paula Badosa vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova
• Peyton Stearns vs. Madison Keys
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Emma Navarro vs. Magda Linette

You might also like this

Wimbledon: Dart moves into third round in scrappy epic against Boulter

tennis majors

Eastbourne Open: Paolini knocks out home hope Boulter to reach last four

tennis majors

Boulter defeats Pliskova, successfuly defends Nottingham title

tennis majors