Aussie number one Kasatkina falls at first hurdle at revived Queen's

[ad_1] Daria Kasatkina has suffered her worst defeat since switching to signify Australia in late March, crushed 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 by fast-rising Brit Sonay Kartal on the revived Queen's Membership ladies's event.

Kasatkina was recent off a promising run to the final 16 at Roland Garros final week and her weekend engagement to long-term associate Natalia Zabiiako, a former Olympic skater.

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Daria Kasatkina (AUS) misplaced to Sonay Kartal (GBR) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3Maddison Inglis (AUS) vs Karolína Muchová (CZE) 6-7 (7/5), 6-3 (Play suspended, dangerous mild) However her pleasure was soured, quickly no less than, as Kartal delighted the house crowd within the first ladies's event at Queen's in additional than 50 years.

Within the final remaining, in 1973, Evonne Goolagong (now Cawley) misplaced to Russia's Olga Morozova, who would go on to lose that yr's Wimbledon remaining a couple of weeks later.

That was the fourth successive remaining that includes an Australian, Margaret Courtroom having gained in 1970 and 1971 and Karen Krantzcke dropping to Chris Evert in 1972.

Any hopes that Kasatkina would preserve the Aussie run 52 years on quickly disappeared towards Kartal, who has climbed from 271st on the planet to fiftieth in a yr.

This was the 23-year-old's greatest win of her profession, world quantity 16 Kasatkina turning into her second top-20 sufferer after beating Beatriz Haddad Maia at Indian Wells.

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Kasatkina briefly hinted at battling again when she rallied from 0-40 at 2-4 within the remaining set to drive deuce, however on the newly christened Andy Murray Area, Kartal held for 5-2 then served out at 5-3, her profitable forehand leaving Kasatkina flat-footed.

The consequence left two Australians within the draw, Ajla Tomljanovic and Maddison Inglis.

Inglis drew quantity six seed Karolína Muchová and was final on courtroom on Monday night. She misplaced the primary set on a tiebeak 7-6 (7/5) however battled again to take the second set 6-3. At that time, with darkness falling, play was suspended.

Australia's Maddison Inglis's match with Czechia's Karolína Muchová shall be accomplished on day two at Queens Membership. ( AP: Joanna Chan )

The winner will meet German qualifier Tatjana Maria, who beat former US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez 7-6 (7/4), 6-2.

On Tuesday Tomljanovic performs Alex de Minaur's fiancee Katie Boulter, who earlier teamed up with Emma Raducanu in a doubles pairing that had the British media swooning as they gained their first-round match.

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Within the day's opening match Haddad Maia got here from a set right down to beat former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Two-time Wimbledon winner Kvitova, 35, returned from a 17-month maternity break in February however has solely gained one match since.

Final yr's Wimbledon semi-finalist and Olympic runner-up Donna Vekic misplaced 6-3, 6-3 to Anastasia Zakharova, who arrange a conflict towards American Madison Keys.