British No 1 Katie Boulter showcased her combating spirit to guide a spot within the second spherical of the US Open, coming from a set all the way down to defeat Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Boulter, seeded thirty first within the closing Grand Slam of the 12 months, joined compatriot Harriet Dart within the subsequent stage after a 5-7 6-2 6-1 victory.
The win was way more testing than the scoreline suggests as Boulter endured a battle in sweltering New York situations.
She began brightly, profitable the opening two video games, earlier than Sasnovich started inflicting issues with a robust forehand weapon, the Belarusian in a position to flip the primary set round, breaking at 5-5 to imagine management.
However Boulter dug deep and once more began the second set effectively, cruising right into a 3-0 lead which allowed her to ship it to a decider.
The competition was nonetheless not over, although, because the Briton needed to fend off 4 break factors within the opening recreation of the third set.
Nonetheless, she took management of her future with a run of 5 successive video games to make it via to the second spherical – and a match in opposition to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro or Petra Martic.
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