"My time will come": Katie Boulter admits tough season but vows to comeback stronger

Britain’s Katie Boulter has spoken about dealing with difficult results in the past. The 29-year-old is going through a difficult season where she has managed to win just 16 matches out of 29 in the singles category. Those numbers are quite disappointing considering how the two seasons went for Boulter.

In the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Boulter won 75 matches and suffered 42 defeats with a win percentage of 64. During the same duration, Boulter managed to win three titles as well. This year, however, Boulter has not been able to win any competition. Her best outing at the highest level came at the Nottingham Open, where she suffered a defeat in the quarterfinal to America’s McCartney Kessler with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Boulter’s best run in 2025 came in a WTA 125 competition, Trophée Clarins in Paris, where she lifted the title after beating Chloe Paquet in the final with a score of 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Boulter recently spoke to British media outlet The Independent, where she spoke about how she manages to keep herself motivated despite having continuous setbacks.

“I think it’s very easy to get wrapped up in losses,” said Boulter. “You lose over 50 per cent of the time. The best in the world lose 50 per cent of the time. But I think what I meant by that [comment] was, I keep putting myself in positions where I feel like I can go far. I think my tennis in the previous rounds had been extremely good, and then I go out, and unfortunately, I can’t get the job done. I could have easily lost in the first round to a top 10 player, and we’d all be sat here going, ‘That makes sense, tough draw.’ But I have to take the positives where I actually beat a top 10 player on Centre Court. I think it’s just, playing more matches and getting myself more into those positions, and my time will come, and I have to believe that.”

Boulter’s biggest disappointment in 2025 would have been her performance in the home Grand Slam, Wimbledon. Boulter started the third Grand Slam of the year on a bright note after securing her fourth win over a top-10 player, Spain’s Paula Badosa, with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. After securing such an impressive win against one of the big-name players, Boulter failed to keep the consistency going and lost in the second round to Solana Sierra with a score of 6-7, 6-2, 6-1. There has been a conversation in Britain about the pressure local players face while playing at Wimbledon. Boulter was asked in the same interview whether that was the issue behind her disappointing defeat in the second round against Sierra. In response to that, Boulter stated she does not believe that is the case and stated that for her, playing in pressure situations is a ‘privilege’.

“I’m the only one out there and my team knows what’s actually happening on the court,” said Boulter. “I think [outsiders] can look at one match and one person’s ranking and be like, she should win that. And I think that’s a downfall. I’m going to be the first person to say [Sierra] played a great match, she didn’t lose the round after, so it’s not like she shouldn’t or didn’t belong there. I wouldn’t label it because of pressure. I don’t think that’s a fair thing to say. I’ve been around the block for a fair amount of time, I’ve played a lot of pressure matches. She was a better tennis player on the day. But I think pressure is a privilege, and you have to embrace it.”