Katie Boulter tops Kartal in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Kessler. HIGHLIGHTS – NOTTINGHAM RESULTS

ROTHESAY OPEN - NOTTINGHAM DRAW AND RESULTS. Boulter dispatches Kartal to face Mccartney Kessler in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction-and-head-to-head-Katie-Boulter-vs-Sonay-Kartal

Katie Boulter dispatches Sonay Kartal 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Nottingham on Thursday in what was an all-Brit clash. Boulter will try to keep the momentum against Mccartney Kessler in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 26 minutes. Boulter won this tournament twice in 2023 and 2024. Here you can see her history at this event.

Boulter
Nottingham
Boulter's Record

Boulter added to her prize money $ 2,655 after winning this match. She has already won $ 6,815 after this win. If she wins the next match, Boulter will add $ 5,155 to her earnings to get in total $ 11,970 in total.

Highlights Katie Boulter vs. Sonay Kartal Rothesay Open – Nottingham

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Boulter
Kartal
Katie Boulter
6-4 1-6 7-5
2h:26
Sonay Kartal
93
93
Total points
100
100
37
37
Winners
48
48
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
8
8
7
7
Double Faults
3
3
60%
60%
1st in
72%
72%
66%
66%
1st won
67%
67%
37/56
37/56
1st won
48/72
48/72
49%
49%
2nd won
50%
50%
18/37
18/37
2nd won
14/28
14/28
-- Break Points --
3/6
3/6
Total
3/6
3/6
50%
50%
Won
50%
50%
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Katie won this match even if she scored less points than Kartal (93 vs. 100).

Boulter

Boulter was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (3/6).

Kartal

On the other side, Sonay was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (3/6). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Boulter and Kartal is 2-0 for Katie.

Draw and next match H2H: Katie Boulter vs. Mccartney Kessler – stats

Boulter will come up against Kessler in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Katie Boulter and Mccartney Kessler since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Katie Boulter Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Boulter 6-4
BoulterKartal
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
BoulterKartal
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
BoulterKartal
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
BoulterKartal
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
BoulterKartal
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
BoulterKartal
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
BoulterKartal
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
BoulterKartal
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BoulterKartal
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
BoulterKartal
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
BoulterKartal
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Katie clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).

Kartal was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-4 to 6-4.

Boulter converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Katie didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 65 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Boulter won just 3 more points than Kartal (34-31). Katie conceded 8 points on serve (21-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Kartal conceded 13 points on serve (23-13).

2nd Set -
Kartal 6-1
KartalBoulter
6
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KartalBoulter
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
KartalBoulter
5
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
KartalBoulter
5
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KartalBoulter
4
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
KartalBoulter
3
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KartalBoulter
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Boulter enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Sonay Kartal in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Sonay managed to boost her lead after breaking Boulter in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of this set was when Kartal won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

Kartal was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, Sonay didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 38 points. Kartal conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Boulter (24-14). Sonay was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (12-4). on the other side of the court, Katie conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).

3rd Set -
Boulter 7-5
BoulterKartal
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
BoulterKartal
6
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
BoulterKartal
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
BoulterKartal
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
BoulterKartal
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
BoulterKartal
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
BoulterKartal
2
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
BoulterKartal
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
BoulterKartal
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
BoulterKartal
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
BoulterKartal
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40

Katie won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game, Katie broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.

Boulter converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 40-A), the 10th (5-4 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Sonay converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).

They contested 90 points. This set was so close that, Katie won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Boulter dropped 18 points on serve (24-18). Regarding the other side of the net, Sonay conceded 21 points on serve (27-21).

1st
Boulter
Kartal
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Boulter
Kartal
1-6
1
6
1
5
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
3rd
Boulter
Kartal
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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  • Mccartney KesslerKessler – Lin ZhuZhu (6-1 6-4)
  • Katie BoulterBoulter – Sonay KartalKartal (6-4 1-6 7-5)
  • Clara TausonTauson – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (6-4 6-4)
  • Linda NoskovaNoskova – Francesca JonesJones (6-1 6-3)
  • Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Antonia RuzicRuzic (6-2 2-6 6-4)
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-3 6-4)
  • Rebecca SramkovaSramkova – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-1 4-6 6-4)

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