I’m going to have my moment – Katie Boulter vows to make grand slam breakthrough
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Katie Boulter is confident her grand slam breakthrough will come despite another disappointing second-round loss. The 28-year-old has now completed a year of being seeded at the major tournaments but has only three wins to show for it, with her four defeats coming against players with a combined ranking of 388.
The latest came on a chilly Court 3 at the Australian Open, where Boulter turned around her match against Russian world number 75 Veronika Kudermetova only to fall to a 7-6 (3) 2-6 6-2 defeat. Like her loss to Paula Badosa at the French Open, the ranking of her opponent was slightly misleading given Kudermetova was a top-10 player not that long ago before a slump last year.
She began and ended the match extremely well, while the key to the result was a strong tie-break from the Russian after Boulter had fought back from 5-1 down in the opening set. “I pride myself on every single week I go out and put everything I have on the court,” said Boulter, who was watched by fiance Alex De Minaur.
“I felt like today I didn’t quite get there. Obviously losing a match like that hurts, but I’m someone that’s going to keep showing up. “Of course, I want to have a run in a grand slam but, ultimately, I do feel like that will come. It’s just a matter of time.
Of course, I want to have a run in a grand slam but, ultimately, I do feel like that will come. It's just a matter of time. “My level, when I think back to it over these last three weeks, has been above my normal level for a long period of time now. If I keep putting that in every single day, then I know I’m going to have my moment.
