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Katie Boulter was knocked out in the second round of the women’s singles in Rome after a 6-4 7-6 (10-8) defeat to Slovakian qualifier Rebecca Sramkova. <\/p>\n
Boulter – seeded 26th for the tournament – was broken twice by the world number 120 early in the first set as she struggled for rhythm.<\/p>\n
The British number one managed to steal a break back but Sramkova was able to close out the first set.<\/p>\n
Boulter fought back from two breaks down in the second set but squandered an opportunity to square the match when she was 5-4 up.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old saved three match points in the tie-break before Sramkova came out on top in two hours and seven minutes.<\/p>\n
In the men’s doubles, Jamie Murray and Michael Venus wrapped up a 6-4 6-3 victory over Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer to reach the second round.<\/p>\n
Heather Watson and Xu Yifan suffered a first-round exit in the women’s doubles after a 6-3 1-6 10-8 defeat to Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n