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Katie Boulter in the quarter-final of WTA San Diego, 2024
Katie Boulter in the quarter-final of WTA San Diego, 2024 | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Tennis | WTA Ningbo 2024 | Katie Boulter eases into a second-round match-up with Beatriz Haddad Maia

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  • Katie Boulter def Sara Errani [Q] 6-3 6-2
  • Faces sixth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia
NINGBO, CHINA – Katie Boulter started strongly in Ningbo with a comfortable win over qualifier Sara Errani and faces sixth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia next.

 

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Katie Boulter v Beatriz Haddad Maia [6] | H2H: Boulter leads 3-0

Katie Boulter v Beatriz Haddad Maia [6] H2H: Boulter leads 3-0
WTA Ningbo China
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Katie Boulter can take comfort from a commanding head-to-head record over the sixth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.

 

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2024)

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H2H: Katie Boulter (WR 35) Beatriz Haddad Maia (WR 10)
Tournament Previous Best R1 (2023) Debut
1st Serve Return Points Won % 36.4 36.9
Return Points Won % 43.6 43.9
Break Point Conversion % 40.2 47.4
Break Points Saved % 55.1 62.9
Overall Service Points Won % 59.1 59.2

This could be an intriguing match-up. They have equally strong return games, but Haddad Maia has been more effecting in converting break points and saving break points against her.

 

 

Playing Styles & Prediction

So far so good for British No. 1 Boulter, who eased in to the second round, already bettering her last performance in Ningbo. She comes up against Haddad Maia who has been putting in some impressive form on hard courts, with a semi-final in Abu Dhabi at the start of the year, and a strong performance on the US hard courts and on the Asian swing.She reached the final in Cleveland, US Open quarter-final and win the title in Seoul and has picked up a few wins in Beijing and Wuhan.

Boulter certainly has not been quite as prolific, having started the hard-court spring fling well with the San Diego title, and successful defending her Nottingham title, she did not quite set the world alight in the US swing and has yet to notch up a back-to-back win in China. She should take confidence from her record against Haddad Maia but this is destined to be a close one and should go the distance.

Prediction: Boulter in three sets.

 

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