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Boulter Into Merida Quarter-Finals After Osorio Retires

The Briton extends a seven-match surge from her Ostrava title to a last-eight berth against Jasmine Paolini or Priscilla Hon.

Overview

  • Boulter led 6-3 when Camila Osorio called for the physio and retired, sending the Briton through at the Merida Open.
  • Her quarter-final opponent will be determined by the Paolini–Hon second-round match.
  • In her on-court remarks, Boulter noted recent injury issues across the tour and wished Osorio a swift recovery.
  • Serving remains a work in progress in Mexico, with 36% first serves made against Beatriz Haddad Maia and 42% against Osorio, though she won 70% of first-serve points and 58% on second serve on Thursday.
  • Elsewhere for British players, Fran Jones exited the ATX Open in Austin after a 3-6 6-3 6-2 loss to Peyton Stearns.