After the joy of staring down a big name on the biggest stage and summoning the best version of herself when the moment required nothing less, Katie Boulter arrived for a new day on No 2 Court in one of the most nerve-racking situations a player can navigate: an opportunity.
Never before had either Boulter or Harmony Tan reached the third round of a grand slam and only three ranking spots separated them, No 118 and No 115. They had usurped Karolina Pliskova and Serena Williams in the intense surrounds of Centre Court, yet here they stood in a match that would not have looked out of place at a low-level ITF event even though a grand slam fourth round and £190,000 were on the line.
