British primary Katie Boulter misplaced in straight units in opposition to Aryna Sabalenka within the third spherical of the Canadian Open.
The second seed from Belarus gained 6-3 6-3 in a single hour 23 minutes however Boulter produced an encouraging efficiency with the US Open beginning in two weeks’ time.
The 28-year-old created 4 break factors in opposition to the world quantity three in Toronto however was unable to transform any.
Boulter, who reached the quarter-finals on the Olympic Video games within the girls’s doubles, will play her remaining warm-up match earlier than the US Open at subsequent week’s Cincinnati Open.
American high seed Coco Gauff can also be out of the Toronto occasion as she surprisingly misplaced 6-4 6-1 in opposition to Diana Shnaider of Russia.
The defending US Open champion was knocked out in 70 minutes by the world quantity 66 and acknowledged she struggled bodily and mentally.
“Typically I query whether or not I ought to have performed or not,” Gauff stated.
“However on the finish of the day I wished to check myself and see how I’d do being mentally drained a little bit bit and bodily fatigued.
“I did not have excessive expectations, however I want I may have competed higher, even when it resulted in a loss. I do not assume I competed nicely.”
