Katie Boulter provides immediate answer for US Open exit in scathing assessment

Katie Bolter is once again soul searching after another painful exit at the majors. Katie Bolter admitted she had played not to lose and rather than to win after crashing out of the US Open to the world no.74 the British No.1 told her team everything's horrendous today as she went down 7575 to Jessica booes Monero on court 5 the passive no.31 seed had her service broken five times and said she lacked aggression and the right attitude on the big points the Spanish baseliner 21 had never won a match at the US Open before this week Dot I think you get caught between not trying to be a charity and making mistakes said the Leicester city fan I feel like I played that match not wanting to lose rather than trying to win and I have to remind myself that I'm here to win I have to remind myself that I'm an aggressive player dot I felt like I allowed her to play her game and in the tough moments I was a little bit passive and I wasn't strong enough dot you have to almost stamp your Authority a little bit and tell yourself that you're the aggressor I was trying to put the ball in the court and make her play instead of me playing my game at this level you can't do that not my best day Bolter has yet to get beyond the third round of a Grand Slam in 14 main draw appearances after her first round win Bolter had said she was targeting a Deep Run in Majors but she has won only three matches in the four biggest tournaments this year I have to win these match