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Katie Boulter's Streak Ends in Nail-Biting Quarter-Final

6/21/2025

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Katie Boulter's impressive 12-match winning streak came to a heartbreaking end at the Nottingham Open, as she fell to McCartney Kessler in a nail-biting quarter-final, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Despite leading 4-2 in the final set, Boulter couldn't hold on, losing four straight games. Kessler now advances to face Rebecca Sramkova in the semi-finals, while Dayana Yastremska takes on Magda Linette.

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Katie Boulter's impressive 12-match winning streak came to a heartbreaking end at the Nottingham Open, as she fell to McCartney Kessler in a nail-biting quarter-final, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Despite leading 4-2 in the final set, Boulter couldn't hold on, losing four straight games. Kessler now advances to face Rebecca Sramkova in the semi-finals, while Dayana Yastremska takes on Magda Linette.