{"id":84710,"date":"2025-08-21T10:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84710\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:20:08","slug":"tennis-wta-cleveland-2025-katie-boulter-claims-first-win-since-wimbledon-and-advances-to-face-viktorija-golubic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84710\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis | WTA Cleveland 2025 | Katie Boulter claims first win since Wimbledon and advances to face Viktorija Golubic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nBy Ros Satar<\/p>\n<p>Katie Boulter [WC] [7] def. Yuan Yue 6-4 6-3<br \/>\nFaces Viktorija Golubic next<br \/>\nH2H: Tied at 1-1 (incl. ITF level)<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, USA \u2013 Katie Boulter claimed her first win since the first round of Wimbledon and faces Viktorija Golubic in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Katie Boulter [WC] [7] v Viktorija Golubic | H2H &amp; Match Fundamentals<\/p>\n<p>Katie Boulter [WC] [7] v Viktorija Golubic<br \/>\nH2H: Tied at 1-1 (incl. ITF level)<\/p>\n<p>WTA Cleveland<br \/>\nUSA<\/p>\n<p>Hard (O)<br \/>\nPrize Money: $4,470<\/p>\n<p>Second on Stadium Court, not before 11:30am (4:30 BST)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sky\/Now TV<\/a> &lt;- Subscription Required<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/britwatchsports.com\/katie-boulter-gbr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Katie Boulter<\/a> advances to the second round where she faces Switzerland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=ViktorijaGolubic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Viktorija Golubic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tale of the Tape \u2013 Key Stats (Hard \u2013 2025)<\/p>\n<p>H2H:<br \/>\nKatie Boulter (WR 50)<br \/>\nViktorija Golubic (WR 77)<\/p>\n<p>Tournament Previous Best<br \/>\nDebut<br \/>\nR1 (2024)<\/p>\n<p>1st Serve Return Points Won %<br \/>\n28.9<br \/>\n40.3<\/p>\n<p>Return Points Won %<br \/>\n38.4<br \/>\n46.4<\/p>\n<p>Break Point Conversion %<br \/>\n50.0<br \/>\n51.2<\/p>\n<p>Break Points Saved %<br \/>\n50.0<br \/>\n56.7<\/p>\n<p>Overall Service Points Won %<br \/>\n54.5<br \/>\n57.9<\/p>\n<p>Golubic could prove to be quite a tricky customer for Boulter, leading her in all the key stats, despite her current ranking.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectedclubs.co.uk\/?wpam_id=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Connected-Clubs-Graphic.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Playing Styles &amp; Prediction<\/p>\n<p>Despite a bit of a tumble down the rankings, Golubic has gained some solid hard court time at a lower tier event in Warsaw prior to coming to the USA, where she reached the final. She cruised through her first round match, and could present Boulter quite a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Although Boulter has improved much of her game, and no doubt earned her spot in amongst the Top 30 this year, she seemed to suffer a bit of a crisis of confidence, and indeed only nabbed her first win since Wimbledon in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>Golubic is crafty with a lot of variety that will test the improvements that Boulter has made to her overall game.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Golubic in three sets.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch\/Follow WTA Cleveland<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Ros Satar Katie Boulter [WC] [7] def. 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