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Pan Pacific Open: Katie Boulter, the 28-year-old British tennis standout, has turned around a rough stretch on the WTA Tour’s Asian swing by booking a spot in the Pan Pacific Open semifinals with an emphatic 6-2, 6-1 victory over former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu.

After early exits in recent tournaments—losing in the first round at Wuhan and the second round to Coco Gauff at the China Open—Boulter displayed resilience as she dismantled Andreescu in a dominant showing.

Boulter will now face another Grand Slam champion, Sofia Kenin, in the semifinals. The 2020 Australian Open winner defeated fifth-seeded Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-4 in her quarterfinal match.