Katie Boulter’s hopes of a strong Australian Open run ended in disappointing fashion with a second-round loss to Veronika Kudermetova. Seeded for the first time at Melbourne Park, Boulter looked ...

No.2 seed Simona Halep captured the 23rd WTA singles title of her career, and first in Australia, at the Melbourne Summer Set 1 with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat of No.3 seed Veronika Kudermetova in the final.

Boulter, seeded 22nd, lost 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-2 in the second round to the former world number nine at Melbourne Park ... and hit too many unforced errors as Kudermetova, now ranked 75th, showed ...

Good morning and welcome to live coverage of Katie Boulter’s second-round match against Veronika Kudermetova at the Australian Open. Boulter is bidding to reach the third round at Melbourne for ...