Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina (R) shakes hands with Britain’s Katie Boulter after winning their women’s singles tennis match on the sixth day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)
Defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina snuffed out the hopes of Britain’s final hope Katie Boulter.
Rybakina made short work of wild card Boulter, who was the only British player left in the tournament, romping to a 6-1, 6-1 win in just 57 minutes.
Ruthless Rybakina
The defending champion beats Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-1 in just under an hour#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/6H8gkBQ0dU
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2023
The Kazakh third seed had not previously hit her best form at Wimbledon but 89th-ranked Boulter had no answer to her opponent’s superior power.
Rybakina fired seven aces in her 20 winners, breaking her opponent five times.