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A slow start from the Slovakian, whose game revolves around power from the baseline, allowed Raducanu to move 5-1 ahead in the first set before becoming slightly passive as her opponent improved.

French Open champion Swiatek - playing only her second match under new coach Wim Fissette - saved four break points early in the first set before her backhand over the baseline put Gauff ahead at the fifth opportunity.

Boulter, who is a career-high 27 in the world rankings, saved two break points in the seventh game of a tight first set, before making the crucial break herself in the 10th.

Second seed Boulter needed a tie-break to win a hard-fought first set before securing the win with a much more comfortable second set against the world number 100.

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