Emma Raducanu fell to a fourth consecutive defeat for the primary time in her profession as she was overwhelmed in straight units by Ekaterina Alexandrova within the first spherical of the Qatar Open.
The British quantity two let slip 3-1 leads in each units as Russian Alexandrova received 6-3 7-5 on Sunday.
Raducanu had obtained a wildcard entry for the event in Doha, which is the primary WTA 1000 occasion of the 12 months.
Alexandrova will subsequent face prime seed and world primary Aryna Sabalenka.
Raducana, ranked sixtieth on the planet, began brightly in opposition to Alexandrova, who she beat within the first spherical of the Australian Open in January.
However Alexandrova, who received a WTA Tour title in Linz, Austria final week, was in a position to make the most of Raducanu failing to safe a second break of serve and sealed the opening set by profitable 5 consecutive factors.
Alexandrova, 30, dipped barely within the early levels of the second set, which allowed Raducana to guide as soon as once more, however the world quantity 26 claimed a vital break at 5-5 after which served out the match.
Raducanu was joined by her mentor Jane O’Donoghue in Doha, who flew out to supply the 2021 US Open Champion her assist.
