{"id":2299,"date":"2025-01-14T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2025-01-14T12:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:43:25","slug":"katie-boulter-victory-marks-historic-moment-for-britain-at-the-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/katie-boulter-victory-marks-historic-moment-for-britain-at-the-australian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Boulter victory marks historic moment for Britain at the Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British No.1 Katie Boulter defeated Rebecca Marino 6-4 3-6 7-5 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Katie Boulter<\/a>’s victory over Rebecca Marino at the Australian Open<\/a> has secured a slice of history for Great Britain at the Grand Slam tournament.<\/p>\n

It marks the first time six British players have reached the second round at Melbourne Park across the men’s singles and women’s singles.<\/p>\n

The other five players to reach the second round include Emma Raducanu<\/a>, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage, Jack Draper<\/a> and Jacob Fearnley.<\/p>\n

Raducanu conjured up a 7-6 7-6 victory to eliminate Russian 26th-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova to book her spot in the second round.<\/p>\n

Lucky loser Dart battled past Jana Fett 7-5 2-6 7-6 while Burrage bagged her first Australian Open win by defeating Leolia Jeanjean 6-2 6-4.<\/p>\n

In the men’s singles, British No.1 Draper required five sets to squeeze past Mariano Navone 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 in a topsy-turvy showdown.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, rising Brit Fearnley stunned 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios 7-6 6-3 7-6 on his main draw debut amid the Aussie’s injury return.<\/p>\n

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Jacob Fearnley stunned Nick Kyrgios to reach the second round (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite being British, Boulter enjoyed strong support from the Australian crowd during her 6-4 3-6 7-5 victory over Canadian world No.98 Marino.<\/p>\n

That’s largely because Boulter is engaged to Australian male tennis star Alex de Minaur, who was seen sneaking in to watch her match after his own first-round win over Botic van de Zandschulp in the men’s singles.<\/p>\n

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Katie Boulter is engaged to Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Asked whether she feels at home in Australia and whether the home fans have adopted her, Boulter said: ‘It’s funny you say that, this is the closest I’ve ever felt to home.<\/p>\n

‘From the moment I landed here… I’ve felt the love, I can’t tell you how much it means to me.’<\/p>\n

Quizzed about her future husband, Boulter added: ‘I’m guessing he won! I figured if he lost he might not be sat there. So happy to see him through.’<\/p>\n

Boulter, seeded 22th at the Australian Open, next faces Russian world No.75 Veronika Kudermetova as the British No.1 aims to reach the third round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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