British primary Katie Boulter has been knocked out of the Ningbo Open in straight units by Beatriz Haddad Maia.
World quantity 10 Haddad Maia accomplished a 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 victory to succeed in the quarter-finals, the place she is going to play Spain’s Paula Badosa.
The sixth seed dominated a primary set tie-break following a fair begin after which broke Boulter within the eleventh sport of set two earlier than holding serve to win the match.
It’s a first loss to Brazil’s Haddad Maia in 4 conferences for the 28-year-old Briton, who beat Sara Errani in her opening match after exiting the Wuhan Open within the first spherical final week.
Boulter, who has three profession singles titles, is ranked thirty fifth on the earth, having achieved a career-high rating of 27 in March.
Elsewhere on Thursday, Britain’s Dan Evans faces American Frances Tiafoe within the second spherical of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan.