Britain’s Katie Boulter feeling the love in New York after first win at US Open
Boulter looked at home on a packed Court Six at Flushing Meadows as she raced past France’s Diane Parry 6-4 6-0.
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Katie Boulter says she is feeling the love in New York after securing a first-career win at the US Open.
The British number one certainly looked at home on a packed Court Six at Flushing Meadows as she raced past France’s Diane Parry 6-4 6-0.
Boulter hit 31 winners and illustrated her confidence on the big stage by saving a break point as she served for the match, before finishing Parry off with a 106mph ace.
“I felt the love out there today, which was really, really nice,” said the 27-year-old.
“It was such a good atmosphere. What I love about it the most is those front courts where they have all the matches going along all the time.
“It’s a challenge for me to focus and stay in the moment, and not hear all the other courts going on, which is what I did unbelievably well today.
“The fans got me over the line. I don’t know if they were British, American. I think they were everything, which was super nice.
“There were a lot of GB flags, which made me feel very at home, which was very nice.
“I did appreciate it out there. You know, it’s when you hear, like, little kids screaming your name, that’s when it pushes you. It makes you think for a second, ‘hey, this is where I want to be and these are the matches that I want to play’.”