Boulter wins one game in 58-minute US Open defeat
British tennis player Katie Boulter was eliminated from the US Open in the second round after a swift 6-1, 6-0 defeat by Karolina Muchova. Boulter cited difficulty adjusting to the stadium conditions and noise as factors in her poor performance.
Why it matters
The loss represents a significant setback for the British number one in a major Grand Slam tournament, highlighting the mental and environmental challenges professional athletes face.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Katie Boulter has won just two Grand Slam matches this year
British number one Katie Boulter endured a "bad day at the office" as she won just one game in a 58-minute demolition by Karolina Muchova in the US Open second round.
The match, originally scheduled to be played on one of the outer courts, was moved to the 14,000-capacity Louis Armstrong Stadium after heavy rain in New York.
But fans who had counted themselves lucky to have gained a third match on their day session ticket may have been left feeling short-changed, as Boulter fell to a swift 6-1 6-0 defeat by the Czech seventh seed.
"Ultimately, it was a bad day at the office – times two," said Boulter.
"I struggled with the conditions. I struggled with the roof, the noise, I let things distract me.
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