Katie Boulter caught the greatest champion of her profession—and covered a winning bow around a wondrous couple’s weekend—in San Diego.

An assertive Boulter beat Marta Kostyuk 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the San Diego Open last to gather her 2nd profession title.

It wasn’t constantly quite—Boulter conquered 13 double faults and conserved 7 of 11 break points—however the Briton kept shooting her forehand and revealed strong belief in a 2 hour, 13-minute accomplishment.

World No. 49 Boulter is the lowest-ranked WTA 500 champ given that 106th-ranked Liudmila Samsonova won the Berlin title in 2021.

“I really didn’t think I’d be standing here with the trophy, I really didn’t,” Boulter stated clutching the surf board granted to the San Diego champ “That will be an outright headache to get home.

“I’m just smiling. I’m very happy with this week. I really didn’t expect it. You put in all this hard work and you just don’t know when it’s going to come out. I started my year out great.”

A day after Boulter’s veteran partner Alex de Minaur dbeat Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to effectively protect Alcapulco. De Minaur, who ended up being the very first man to protect Acapulco given that David Ferrer’s three-peat in 2012, remained in Boulter’s assistance box cheering her on through the last on Sunday night.

“To be here right now and getting wins day in and day out with people ranked higher than me, it really does feel good,” Boulter stated. “I have a lot of confidence going into the next few weeks.”

The 27-year-old Boulter is the very first British lady to win San Diego in 39 years given that an unseeded Annabel Croft shocked Wendy Turnbull 6-0, 7-6(5) in the 1985 Virginia Slims of San Diego. 

Afterward, Boulter, who frequently beings in de Minaur’s assistance box throughout matches, commemorated her partner for his assistance.

“He finished last night at midnight,” Boulter stated. “He got in a 4:15 taxi this morning and a 6 o’clock flight to be here today, so I do appreciate it.”

World No. 34 Kostyuk, who stunned top-seeded Jessica Pegula, 7-6(4), 6-1 in the semifinals, utilized a four-game go to take the opening set, however might not fix Boulter’s forehand down the stretch.

Boulter knocked a diagonal forehand winner breaking at 30 for a 2-1 lead with a company “come on!”

Athletic volatility is a Kostyuk property—and she revealed it throughout a four-game rise to organize the set.

Bolting a backhand down the line and landing a jumping smash assisted Kostyuk break back in the 4th video game.

Boulter sent her 2nd double fault long to deliver the break and a 4-2 result in the Ukrainian.

Though the Boulter forehand was most likely the greatest shot on the court, Kostyuk is the more vibrant mover and used it with some great all-court play. Block a volley into the corner assisted Kostyuk hold for 5-2.

A vibrant 2nd serve from Boulter assisted her remove a set point in the 8th video game.

The world No. 49 whipped a forehand down the line stopping her four-game slide to hold for 3-5.

Serving for the set, Kostyuk had a hard time to land very first serves, double faulted then might not deal with the speed of a Boulter forehand cruising a reply as the Briton broke back to return on serve in the ninth video game.

Facing a 2nd set point in the 10th video game, Boulter targeted the Kostyuk forehand and rattled out a mistake to wait. With her partner, ATP pro Alex de Minaur, enjoying from the assistance box, Boulter conserved a 3rd and 4th set point.

A stinging body serve assisted Boulter reject a 5th set point as she fought through a 10-and-a-half minute hold to even after 10 video games.

Venting towards her box sometimes, Kostyuk refocused and rallied from love-30 to hold for 6-5.

On her seventh set point, Kostyuk took the 63-minute opener when Boulter devoted her 6th double fault.

Undaunted, the big-hitting Boulter break out to a 4-1 2nd set result in level. Boulter increased 4-2 in the decider and never ever recalled winning her 2nd profession title.