Sona Cartal of Britain suffered the first round defeat for Caroline Garcia at the Cincinnati Open.
The 23-year-old was defeated by his French rival 7-5 4-6 3-6, who won the 2022 tournament.
Former World No. Four, Garcia, now after March 19, 31 years will face Karolina Muchova after the first win, Announced in May, external She will retire at the end of this year.
After the loss of Cartal, the fellow Britain got out of the first round for the UK Katie Baulter and Jacob Fernley.
The 29 -year -old Baulter was defeated by Olga Denylvic of Serbia 6–0 7-5, now Emma Redukanu – who recently separated the bowlter as a British woman number one – in the second round.
