By Ros Satar
- Katie Boulter [Q] v Lesia Tsurenko
- H2H: Tsurenko leads 3-0
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Katie Boulter has started her year strongly with a good showing in the United Cup, and earns herself a main draw matchup with Lesia Tsurenko.
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Katie Boulter [Q] v Lesia Tsurenko | H2H: Tsurenko leads 3-0
So far is has been a very strong start for Katie Boulter, earning her biggest ever win, beating world no. 5 Jessica Pegula in the United Cup. That momentum has stayed with her, as she won her two qualifying matches to reach the main draw, where she will face Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko.
H2H & Match Fundamentals
| Katie Boulter [Q] v Lesia Tsurenko | H2H: Tsurenko leads 3-0 |
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That momentum has stayed with her, as she won her two qualifying matches to reach the main draw, where she will face Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko.
Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2023)
| H2H: | Katie Boulter (WR 57) | Lesia Tsurenko (WR 32) |
| Tournament Previous Best | Qualification (2022, 2020) | Qualification (2021) |
| 1st Serve Return Points Won % | 39.7 | 44.9 |
| Return Points Won % | 46.3 | 51.5 |
| Break Point Conversion % | 48.9 | 53.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2 | 54.6 |
| Overall Service Points Won % | 56.6 | 55.0 |
Not surprisingly Tsurenko leads in some stats, given her longer experience on the tour, nut last year Boulter did prove to be stronger when it came to saving break
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Playing Styles & Prediction
Boulter has started to rack up some solid match time, and Lesia Tsurenko was just a match win away from reaching the Auckland quarter-finals last week and she returns to Adelaide, this time in the main draw. The Ukrainian finished last season with more match wins on the tour than anyone else, and leapt up the rankings.
Tsurenko has the measure of Boulter though, having won all three of their exchanges.
Prediction: Tsurenko in three sets.
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