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WTA Osaka, JapanWomen's Singles · Quarterfinal · HardCompleted
3-6, 6-3, 6-3Center2h 02m

Keys to Victory

7
Breaks of serve
Boulter broke serve 7 times to Ružić's 5.
65%
1st-serve points won
Boulter won 65% of first-serve points to Ružić's 54%.
On-air one-liner
Boulter stormed back from a first-set loss to break Ružić's serve 7 times and claim the quarterfinal 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
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Game flow

BoulterRužić▼ break of serve
Set 135 min▾
0-1▼0-20-31-31-42-4▼3-4▼3-53-6
3-6
Boulter300153030
Ružić61530303040
Break
Boulter315151530404040
Ružić501530303040Ad
Break
Boulter30153040
Ružić415151515
Boulter20153040
Ružić415151515
Boulter115151515
Ružić40153040
Boulter1153040
Ružić3000
Boulter015151515
Ružić30153040
Break
Boulter01515151530
Ružić2015304040
Boulter000015
Ružić115304040

Ružić broke for 2-0 and again for 5-3 in a deuce, then held for 6-3, with Boulter's sole break for 3-4 a brief interruption.

Set 249 min▾
▼0-10-21-2▼2-2▼2-3▼3-34-3▼5-36-3
6-3
Boulter6151530404040Ad
Ružić30151515304040
Break
Boulter51530304040404040Ad
Ružić30015153040Ad4040
Boulter401515304040Ad40Ad40Ad
Ružić31515303030404040404040
Break
Boulter315303040
Ružić3001515
Break
Boulter215151515
Ružić30153040
Break
Boulter2000153040Ad
Ružić215304040404040
Boulter11515153030404040Ad
Ružić201530304040Ad4040
Boulter000015
Ružić215304040
Break
Boulter000153030
Ružić11530303040

Boulter broke for 5-3 in a deuce after Ružić saved two break points, then held for 6-3, seizing control after a volatile middle.

Set 340 min▾
▼1-02-0▼3-04-04-15-15-2▼5-3▼6-3
6-3
Break
Boulter6153040
Ružić3000
Break
Boulter500151530
Ružić31530304040
Boulter5015303030
Ružić21515153040
Boulter5153040
Ružić1000
Boulter400015
Ružić115304040
Boulter415304040
Ružić000015
Break
Boulter3151515153040Ad
Ružić00153040404040
Boulter215303040
Ružić0001515
Break
Boulter11515303040404040Ad
Ružić001515303040Ad4040

Boulter broke for 1-0 and again for 3-0, both in deuces, then held for 4-0 before Ružić broke for 3-5 and Boulter sealed it 6-3.

Match Stats

BoulterRužić
4
Aces
2
5
Double faults
5
58%
1st serve in
72%
65%
1st serve pts won
56%
7/10 (70%)
Break points won
5/9 (56%)
8/13 (62%)
Service games won
7/14 (50%)
7/14 (50%)
Return games won
5/13 (38%)
43/87 (49%)
Return points won
36/84 (43%)
91
Total points won
80
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.