Katie Boulter was supported like an adopted Aussie as she went down swinging in a 6-0 7-5 defeat to the in-form 10th seed Belinda Bencic at the Australian Open.
Boulter has handed a difficult opening match against Bencic, who returned to the world’s top-10 ahead of the Australian Open after winning five matches in a row to start the season, including victories over Iga Swiatek and Jasmine Paolini.
