Boulter’s poor run continues with first-round loss

In the opening round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, British number three Katie Boulter lost straight sets to world number 44 Eva Lys.

Boulter, 29, was defeated by the 23-year-old German with a score of 6-2 6-1 in just one hour and 14 minutes.

After Emma Raducanu withdrew, ending her season early due to illness, she was the only British player in the main draw.

The Briton was only able to defeat Lys five times on her first serve, which gave her only 50% of the points.

The former world number 29 hasn’t advanced beyond the second round of a tournament since the Nottingham Open in June with this defeat.