Britain’s Boulter & Norrie out of China Open

Great Britain’s Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie both suffered straight sets defeats at the China Open.

British number two Boulter suffered a comprehensive 6-1 6-3 loss against Wimbledon and US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova, having beaten her American compatriot Hailey Baptiste in round one.

In the men’s draw, Norrie is also out after losing to eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the first round.

Last week, Boulter helped Great Britain to reach the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup with a statement win over Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima, a welcome return to form after her Wimbledon ended with a second-round defeat to lucky loser Solana Sierra and she failed to progress from round one at the US Open.

At Wimbledon, Norrie made the last eight of a major for the first time in three years but was knocked out by finalist Carlos Alcaraz then, at the US Open, regretted how ‘ overconfidence ‘ caused him to throw away a tight contest with four-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Elsewhere in Beijing, Coco Gauff’s title defence continued with a 6-4 6-0 victory, easing past Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova to reach the last 32.