Katie Boulter was overwhelmed in straight units by Italy’s Camila Giorgi within the first spherical at Indian Wells.
Two days on from her victory on the San Diego Open, the Briton fell to a 6-3 6-2 defeat by world quantity 106 Giorgi.
The Italian, who has 4 WTA singles titles to her identify and has been ranked as excessive as twenty sixth on this planet, wanted simply 78 minutes to wrap up victory.
Within the males’s draw, Briton Jack Draper additionally misplaced within the first spherical – 1-6 6-3 6-2 to Australia’s Chris O’Connell.
Boulter was unable to again up the most important win of her profession in San Diego as she was damaged in her first two service video games in opposition to an impressed Giorgi who eased to the primary set.
Giorgi surged right into a 4-0 lead within the second and though there was some resistance from Boulter as she twice threatened to interrupt, the Italian served out for victory.
In the meantime, Draper was unable to capitalise on a superb begin which noticed him take the primary set in opposition to O’Connell convincingly.
The Australian, ranked 66 on this planet, pressured a decider and though Draper broke early within the third, O’Connell reeled off six straight video games to advance to the second spherical.
Elsewhere, Andy Murray faces Belgium’s David Goffin within the first spherical, whereas Cameron Norrie has acquired a bye and Emma Raducanu performs qualifier Rebeka Masarova.