Katie Boulter slid to a chastening 6-1 6-2 loss to Russia’s Diana Shnaider within the Hong Kong Open final.
Boulter climbed up proper into the globe’s main 25 for the very first time after reaching her third WTA Tour final of the interval, but was no swimsuit for her passionate challenger.
Top seed Shnaider, 20, exterior the main 100 in January, steamrollered her methodology to a 4th title of the interval, rattling a brochure of tidy victors versus the error-prone Briton.
Boulter shed a visit diploma final for the very first time having truly gained titles in San Diego and Nottingham this 12 months and she or he assessed an especially efficient interval.
She claimed: “First of all I’d prefer to congratulate Diana for her win, what an unbelievable week, what an unbelievable season, you deserve each minute of it.
“I’m very blissful, however you completely killed me at this time. I’ll get you subsequent time!
“I’ve obtained to say a large thanks to my crew, half of you’re right here, half of you’re on the TV.
“You guys push me everyday to try and be better and I’m sure I can bounce back from this one, but what a season we’ve had, thank you.”
Boulter shed her preliminary resolution online game of the swimsuit to swiftly drop 2-0 behind and was broken two occasions much more within the opening assortment, which Shnaider concerned 37 minutes.
The British high revealed little little bit of the cold-blooded think about program in her semi-final win versus China’s Yuan Yue, which assured she will definitely attain twenty third within the positions on Monday.
Second seed Boulter made merely 59 % of her preliminary presents within the opening assortment, making 10 spontaneous errors and there was little renovation within the 2nd as Shnaider stored her supremacy.
Shnaider, that began the day as globe quantity 14, broken Boulter two occasions much more to race proper right into a 4-0 lead.
Boulter held supply within the fifth online game to remain away from a second-set bagel and made it 5-2 after holding as soon as once more, but left-hander Shnaider after that provided out for triumph in a single hour and 11 minutes.
