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Alex Spink

Katie Boulter thanks her lucky stars despite first round loss at Eastbourne

Katie Boulter thanked her lucky stars to be playing tennis - despite suffering a setback to her Wimbledon preparations.

The British number one lost in the first round at Eastbourne on the day an Equity in Cricket report revealed women are treated as "subordinate" to men at all levels of that sport.

Her 6-4 7-5 loss to world No.30 Petra Martic coincided with the Women's Tennis Association committing to equal prize money in their combined events by 2027.

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