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Katie Boulter: British number one beaten by Diana Shnaider in Wuhan
British number one Katie Boulter is out of the Wuhan Open after a first-round defeat by Russian Diana Shnaider.
After a competitive first set, Boulter lost her serve four times in the second as world number 13 Shnaider convincingly won 6-3 6-1 in one hour and 30 minutes.
This has been a largely disappointing season for Boulter, who is ranked 54th in the world and has posted just two wins across the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Since suffering a first-round exit at Wimbledon in June, Boulter has won just three of the nine singles matches she has played on the WTA Tour.
This one came at a difficult time for Boulter, whose grandfather, Brian, died last week.
He was described by Boulter’s brother James as “Katie’s biggest supporter” and Boulter said in a social media tribute before competing in Wuhan that she had experienced “a tough week”.
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Meanwhile, it emerged over the weekend that Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam did not select three of his key players because of the state of the StoneX Stadium pitch.
Pedro Rubiolo, AJ MacGinty and Steven Luatua were rested for the trip to north London.
“They came off big injuries last season so it wasn’t worth putting them on that pitch,” Lam explained.
“If we were playing the game at home or if it was a semi-final, they would have played.”
Saracens have been contacted for comment.
Lam has previously voiced his opposition to artificial pitches being used in the Prem.
Following the Bears’ league win at Newcastle in April, Lam blamed the pitch for causing a number of injuries to his team.
“These pitches are hard – I’m not a big fan of them,” Lam said at the time.
“We always take injuries on them and we’ve taken a few more.”
Newcastle installed a new pitch at Kingston Park this summer before the 2026-27 season and have kept it fully artificial.
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