Katie Boulter’s previous match was at the Australian Open in mid-January
British number one Katie Boulter recovered from a set down to beat Irina-Camelia Begu in the second round at Indian Wells.
The Romanian won the first set in a tie-break but Boulter then took charge to win 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-0 in California.
Boulter, 28, is playing just her third tournament of the year and had a bye in the first round while Begu, ranked 74 in the world, beat Ann Li of the USA.
The Englishwoman will face a much sterner test in the third round when she plays Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, with the seventh seed having beaten Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands 6-3 6-3.
Boulter has dropped to 38 in the world rankings having not played since being knocked out of the Australian Open second round in January.
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