British No 1 Katie Boulter showcased her combating spirit to ebook 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 last Grand Slam of the yr, 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 circumstances.
She began brightly, profitable the opening two video games, earlier than Sasnovich started inflicting issues with a powerful 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 properly, 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 sport of the third set.
Nevertheless, 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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