Britain's Boulter & Norrie out of China Open

Last year, Katie Boulter's world singles ranking peaked at no. 23.

Great Britain's Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie both suffered straight sets defeats at the China Open.

British number two Boulter suffered a comprehensive 6-1 6-3 loss against Wimbledon and US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova, having beaten her American compatriot Hailey Baptiste in round one.

In the men's draw, Norrie is also out after losing to eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the first round.

He beat the Russian at the French Open earlier this year, but fell short on the rematch, losing 6-3 6-4 in Beijing.

Last week, Boulter helped Great Britain to reach the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup with a statement win over Japan's Moyuka Uchijima, a welcome return to form after her Wimbledon ended with a second-round defeat to lucky loser Solana Sierra and she failed to progress from round one at the US Open.

At Wimbledon, Norrie made the last eight of a major for the first time in three years but was knocked out by finalist Carlos Alcaraz then, at the US Open, regretted how 'overconfidence' caused him to throw away a tight contest with four-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Elsewhere in Beijing, Coco Gauff's title defence continued with a 6-4 6-0 victory, easing past Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova to reach the last 32.

In the next round, the world number three will face Canadian Leylah Fernandez, who also secured an emphatic win, dispatching Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-0.

Cameron Norrie was Britain's number one between October 2021 and June 2024.