Boulter loses to Tsurenko in Wuhan Open first round


Katie Boulter is out of the Wuhan Open after a straight-set rout by Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko.

The English number one was beaten 6-2 7-5 in the primary round by the world number 96.


Boulter fell 3-0 down in an upside down previously set that delivered six breaks of serve, remembering five for a line, with Tsurenko taking it in a short time.


The subsequent set was more cutthroat, with Tsurenko making the definitive break in the eleventh game prior to holding effectively seal triumph.


The Ukrainian will next play Poland's Magda Linette, who beat eleventh seed Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-2.