British No1 Katie Boulter continued her poor form at the majors as she lost in three sets to Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova. Despite her privileged status as a seed at the last four slams, Boulter has collected a feeble tally of three wins across the whole quartet.

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 to have a good chance of breaking new ground and reaching the second week of a Grand Slam.

Katie Boulter (No. 25) will take on Veronika Kudermetova (No. 75) in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Wednesday, January 15.Her last time out, Kudermetova fell to Jessica Pegula 7-6, 1-6,

Katie Boulter became the sixth British player to win their match in the opening round of the Australian Open this year.

Watch the match highlights between Veronika Kudermetova & Katie Boulter in Round 2 of the 2025 Australian Open Women's Singles Tournament Tennis.

British women's No. 1 Katie Boulter is out of the Australian Open after a second round defeat to Veronika Kudermetova in Melbourne.

Katie Boulter has crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round after a shock defeat to Russian world No.75 Veronika Kudermetova. British No.1 Boulter, the world No.25, was the favourite to progress but has been unable to join her fellow Brit Emma Raducanu in the third round,