Katie Boulter Beats Akasha Urhobo to Reach Second Round at Roland Garros

Katie Boulter reached the second round of the French Open at Roland Garros after beating American teenager Akasha Urhobo 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes, with Boulter serving seven double faults and making 35 unforced errors to Urhobo’s 58.

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Boulter said, “Very difficult today. She’s obviously very fresh into the WTA, clearly got a big ball, prefers clay a lot,” after the match.

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The Times described Boulter as under-par and under-the-weather, but she still closed out the decider after being broken when serving for the match.

Sky Sports said Boulter will play Anastasia Potapova next after her 6-4 4-6 6-4 win on Court 8, while noting that Toby Samuel’s dream run ended with a 6-4 6-4 6-2 defeat to Alex De Minaur.

The Independent also set the matchup, writing that Boulter’s win set up a second-round clash with 28th seed Anastasia Potapova.

Aryna Sabalenka qualified for the third tour of the Masters 1000 de Madrid on Friday 25 April without forcing, beating the Russian Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-4 in two sets.

Ouest-France said Sabalenka, double lauréate du tournoi madrilène (2021 et 2023), will face Élise Mertens (26e) or Camila Osorio (51e) in the third round.

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Jasmine Paolini also advanced, overclassant Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-2, and Ouest-France reported that Paolini will play Maria Sakkari (82e) for a place in the eightièmes de finale.

Ouest-France added that Paula Badosa, 9e mondiale, ne l’accompagnera pas au 3e tour, puisqu’elle a déclaré forfait juste avant son entrée en lice, with the article attributing the withdrawal to a persistent back injury.

The same Ouest-France report noted that Sabalenka had a “trou d’air” in the first set, ceding her service à 5-1 before concluding 6-3, and then closing the second set with a service gagnant pleine ligne.

At Roland Garros, Coco Gauff (No. 2) and Madison Keys (No. 7) reached the third round in second-round matches, with Gauff beating Tereza Valentova 6-2, 6-4 in 1 hour 15 minutes and Keys defeating Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-3 in 1 hour 19.

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Roland Garros coverage said Gauff converted all her break points in the second set to break the world No. 2’s serve four times, while also noting that Gauff had 33 unforced errors.

For Keys, the report highlighted 17 winners and said she left almost no openings for Boulter, who tried to go for more and paid in accuracy with 21 forehand unforced errors.

The same article set the next matchup, stating that Keys will face Sofia Kenin (No. 31) in the third round.

It also reported that Paula Badosa survived a scare against Elena-Gabriela Ruse, defeating the Romanian 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in 2h22, while Barbora Krejcikova fell 6-0, 6-3 to Veronika Kudermetova in 1h14.