Alex de Minaur sent a heartfelt message to his girlfriend Katie Boulter after her Hong Kong Open loss. The British No. 1 had never lost a final before but she was thrashed by top seed Diana Shnaider. Boulter still ended the year on a positive note though, reaching a career-high ranking, and her partner was one of the first to celebrate.

Katie Boulter went down in straight sets to Russian Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open. Boulter was bidding to a win a third WTA title of the season but the British No1 was no match for her inspired opponent and lost 6-1, 6-2.

British women's No. 1 Katie Boulter was comprehensively beaten 6-1, 6-2 by top seed Diana Shnaider in the Hong Kong Open final on Sunday.

Diana Shnaider also revealed four was her lucky number, having ended a year that saw her rise from world number 97 to 14 with that number of trophies

British number one Katie Boulter is comfortably beaten in straight sets by top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open.

Russia's Diana Shnaider won her fourth WTA title of a breakout season Sunday as she blew away Katie Boulter in straight sets at the Hong Kong Open.

Diana Shnaider wins fourth WTA event of the year, needing little more than an hour to see off Katie Boulter in straight sets Diana Shnaider swept aside Katie Boulter to claim the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday,

Katie Boulter goes down to comprehensive defeat in Hong Kong Open final - Boulter will climb to world number 23 on Monday.