Katie Boulter Withdraws from Hong Kong Tournament, Alexandra Eala Advances to Second Round Automatically

British tennis player **[Katy Butler](https://www.example.com/tags/33707-kejti-bulter/)** (ranked 79th in the world) has withdrawn from the WTA-250 tournament taking place in Hong Kong. She decided to stop her first-round match against the Philippines’ **Alexandra Eala** (ranked 51st globally) while trailing 6-4, 2-1. Butler’s withdrawal allows Eala to automatically advance to the second round of the tournament.

In the next round, Alexandra Eala will face Canadian player Victoria Mboko, currently ranked 21st in the world, who defeated Australian tennis player Tahlia Gibson (ranked 134th) in her opening match.