The British number one produced a gutsy 5-7 6-1 6-4 victory over China’s in-form Wang Yafan.
In a tight first set, Boulter retrieved an early break, was given a warning for angrily swatting the ball away and had three set points on the Wang serve.However Boulter, from Leicester, cleared her head impressively and dominated the second set to level the match.
Having broken again for 5-4 in the decider she suffered a horrible wobble, throwing in two double faults in the first three points.But once again Boulter recovered her composure and wrapped up a fine win when Wang hit the net. Boulter will face 21-year-old American Peyton Stearns, the world number 59, in what looks a very favourable draw, for a place in the last 16.
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