Boulter knocked out of Canadian Open by Sabalenka

British number 1 Katie Boulter mislaid successful consecutive sets against Aryna Sabalenka successful nan 3rd information of nan Canadian Open.

The 2nd seed from Belarus won 6-3 6-3 successful 1 hr 23 minutes but Boulter produced an encouraging capacity pinch nan US Open starting successful 2 weeks' time.

The 28-year-old created 4 break points against nan world number 3 successful Toronto but was incapable to person any.

Boulter, who reached nan quarter-finals astatine nan Olympic Games successful nan women's doubles, will play her last warm-up tourney earlier nan US Open astatine adjacent week's Cincinnati Open.

American apical seed Coco Gauff is besides retired of nan Toronto arena arsenic she amazingly mislaid 6-4 6-1 against Diana Shnaider of Russia.

The defending US Open champion was knocked retired successful 70 minutes by nan world number 66 and acknowledged she struggled physically and mentally.

"Sometimes I mobility whether I should person played aliases not," Gauff said.

"But astatine nan extremity of nan time I wanted to trial myself and spot really I would do being mentally tired a small spot and physically fatigued.

"I didn't person precocious expectations, but I wish I could person competed better, moreover if it resulted successful a loss. I don't deliberation I competed well."