Katie Boulter ends taxing year as leader of British women’s tennis | Tumaini Carayol

World No 29 is playing her 23rd tournament of 2024 yet her ambition and motivation has never dimmed on tough tour

As Katie Boulter closed out her 2023 season last November, she reflected with satisfaction on her best season to date. Having spent significant periods of her career struggling with injuries on the sidelines, she was finally able to steadily build her form week by week. She took her opportunities without hesitation, winning her first WTA title in Nottingham and establishing herself inside the world’s top 100.

Still, her contentment came with some caution. She now had the considerable challenge of defending those points and maintaining her position at the top level of the sport in the following season: “I know it’s an uphill battle next year,” she said.

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