Katy Boulter Withdraws from Hong Kong Tournament, Alexandra Eala Advances to Second Round Automatically

British tennis player Katy Bulter (ranked 79th in the world) has withdrawn from the WTA-250 tournament taking place in Hong Kong, China. She opted to retire from her first-round match against Filipino player Alexandra Eala (51st in the world rankings) while trailing 6:4, 2:1. Bulter’s withdrawal allows Eala to automatically advance to the second round of the tournament.

In the next round, Alexandra Eala will face Canada’s 21st-ranked player, Victoria Mboko, who prevailed over Australia’s Tahlia Gibson (ranked 134th) in her opening match.