Britain's Kartal & Boulter Lose In Testing Us Open Conditions

British brace Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter were knocked retired successful nan US Open first information arsenic conditions heated up successful New York.

Kartal, who has been managing a knee niggle successful caller months, suffered physically successful a 6-3 1-6 6-1 conclusion against Brazilian 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.

A bizarre deciding group saw a struggling Kartal way 3-0 earlier being handed a lifeline erstwhile Haddad Maia's activity besides became hampered - seemingly down to cramp.

Points became slow and laboured successful testing conditions - but neither subordinate refused to springiness in.

Haddad Maia mislaid service for 3-1 arsenic she could hardly locomotion but recovered sufficiently, helped by nan vocal support of a boisterous group of Brazilian fans, to service retired a singular victory.

Kartal, who was making her debut successful nan US Open main draw, besides appeared to beryllium struggling pinch nan knee problem which she had strapped during her memorable tally to nan Wimbledon 4th information successful July.

Boulter, 29, mislaid 6-4 6-4 to Ukrainian 27th seed Marta Kostyuk arsenic she was incapable to move astir her Grand Slam struggles.

The powerful baseliner, who has ne'er reached nan 2nd week of a major, has been retired of shape this play and seemed to deficiency assurance against Kostyuk.

Saving 5 lucifer points arsenic she served astatine 5-3 illustrated really Boulter will not extremity fighting and helped her create 3 break points successful nan 10th game.

However, Kostyuk recovered to service retired nan lucifer and move into nan 2nd round.