British No. 1 Katie Boulter exited the Pan Pacific Open at the semifinal stage on Saturday after a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Sofia Kenin.

Katie Boulter was knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open after being beaten in straight sets by Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals.The British number one missed the chance to reach her third final of the year following a 6-4 6-4 loss to the 2020 Australian Open champion in Tokyo.

British number one Katie Boulter missed out on a place in the Pan Pacific Open final after a straight-set defeat by American wildcard Sofia Kenin in Saturday's semi-finals. The 28-year-old had been aiming to win her third title of the year but lost 6-4 6-4 in Tokyo in one hour and 30 minutes to the former world number four.

Katie Boulter has overcome a series of mediocre results on the WTA Tour’s Asian swing to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Bianca Andreescu.

Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin reached the Pan Pacific Open final by defeating Katie Boulter with scores of 6-4, 6-4. This victory marks Kenin's best performance of the season after enduring several injuries.