Hong Kong Open: Katie Boulter ‘out of my comfort zone’ but ‘loving incredible Hong Kong’
The 28-year-old playing for the first time in the tournament will climb to a career-high world No 27 if she reaches the semi-finals
After coming to Hong Kong to push herself out of her “comfort zone”, Katie Boulter has become obsessed with “one of the most incredible places in the world”.
Boulter has won a legion of new fans in the city following a pair of skilful, tenacious and animated displays to reach Friday’s Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open quarter-finals.
Hong Kong is Boulter’s 23rd and final individual tournament of a year that brought the 28-year-old her first WTA500 title, in San Diego in May. A semi-finalist at last week’s WTA500 event in Tokyo, Boulter is reaching the end of “one of the longest trips I’ve done” following almost two months in Asia.
“It’s not something I’m used to and not something I will do regularly, because you have to be super smart [with managing schedules],” Boulter told the Post.
“I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone, which is why I’m here. And we are in Hong Kong, one of the most incredible places in the world.
“[The support from Hongkongers] has given me a warm heart – to play in front of people who care about you and support you makes the journey much easier.
