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Katie Boulter powered into the second round at the Japan Open with a dominant win, while Iga Swiatek's WTA Finals hopes took a hit after she withdrew from the Ningbo Open with a thigh injury.
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British number one Katie Boulter delivered a convincing performance at the Japan Open, dispatching home favourite Himeno Sakatsume 6-3, 6-1 in just one hour and 32 minutes. The match had been delayed by heavy rain, but Boulter showed no signs of disruption once play resumed.
Boulter now faces Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic for a place in the quarter-finals. The Brit will be keen to build momentum after a lean spell - she has managed only three matches since 30 September.
Elsewhere, Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the Ningbo Open with a left thigh injury sustained during her Wuhan Open semi-final loss to Maja Chwalinska, where she fell in straight sets.
The withdrawal is a significant blow to the Pole's hopes of reaching the WTA Finals. She currently sits 545 points adrift of Karolina Muchova, who occupies the last qualifying position.
Ranked eighth in the world, Swiatek is still expected to finish 2026 inside the top 10 - but for the first time since 2019, the season-ending championship looks set to take place without her.
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