Katie Boulter outclasses Bianca Andreescu to reach Tokyo semi-finals

• British No 1 to face Sofia Kenin after 6-2, 6-1 rout
• Boulter ‘proud to keep pushing’ after recent losses

The British No 1, Katie Boulter, eased into the semi-finals of the WTA Pan Pacific Open by comfortably dispatching Bianca Andreescu in Tokyo.

The 28-year-old registered a third consecutive straight-sets win at the tournament, progressing past the 2019 US Open champion by a 6-2, 6-1 scoreline in just over an hour. Boulter, the tournament’s ninth seed, will take on Sofia Kenin for a place in the final after the American defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-4.

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