Katie Boulter was knocked out of the China Open following a straight-sets defeat to Coco Gauff in the third round. A battling performance saw Boulter test the world number six, but Gauff managed to snatch a tight first set before wrapping up victory in the second to win 7-5 6-2.

Katie Boulter saw her hopes of progressing at the China Open ended by Coco Gauff with the American winning eight of the last 10 games; Watch all the ATP and WTA action on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,

Katie Boulter (No. 34 ranking) will take on Coco Gauff (No. 6) in the Round of 32 of the China Open on Saturday, September 28.Her most recent time out, Boulter fell to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 5-7,

Katie Boulter battles past Taylor Townsend to progress at China Open - The British number one trailed 4-1 but fought back strongly to win 6-4 6-4.

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Katie Boulter (No. 34 in the world) faces Taylor Townsend (No. 52) in the Round of 64 at the China Open.Her most recent time out, Boulter fell to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 5-7, 5-7 in

Initially, Boulter struggled to find her rhythm, falling behind 4-1 in the first set as Townsend dominated early on, particularly with powerful forehands that pushed Boulter around the court.