By Ros Satar
- Katie Boulter v Sara Errani [Q]
- H2H: Boulter leads 1-0
NINGBO, CHINA – Katie Boulter returns to Ningbo and will want to better than her first round exit last year.
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Katie Boulter v Sara Errani [Q]| H2H: Boulter leads 1-0
| Katie Boulter v Sara Errani [Q]| | H2H: Boulter leads 1-0 |
| WTA Ningbo | China |
| Hard (O) | Prize Money: $9,820 |
| Second on Court 7, not before 8:30am (BST) | Sky/Now TV <- Subscription Required |
British No. 1 Katie Boulter faces qualifier Sara Errani as she bids to get beyond her first round run last year.
Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2024)
| H2H: | Katie Boulter (WR 35) | Sara Errani (WR 90) |
| Tournament Previous Best | R1 (2023) | Debut |
| 1st Serve Return Points Won % | 35.7 | 38.4 |
| Return Points Won % | 43.1 | 46.9 |
| Break Point Conversion % | 38.9 | 43.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 55.6 | 39.0 |
| Overall Service Points Won % | 59.0 | 52.0 |
Although Errani is further down the rankings than Boulter, the Brit really could do with getting some confidence wins.
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Playing Styles & Prediction
Boulter has not won back-to-back matches since reaching the round of 16 in Toronto, and lags behind Errani in some key stats. The Italian has been a lot sharper on her returns, and being able to make her break point chances count.
Boulter can counter this with far more superior stats in saving break points, and has been more consistent overall, but with Errani having come through qualifying, she might well fancy her chances coming into this.
The former French Open finalist, who has been as high as number five in the world, is a long way off that kind of form, and was last in a main draw at the US Open, where she had a little spurt of confidence to reach the third round.
Prediction: Boulter in three sets.
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