KATIE BOULTER was beaten by 11th seed Diana Shnaider in the first round of the Wuhan Open today.The British number one struggled to hold serve against Russian Shnaider, who reached the semi-finals of the French Open, and fell to a 6-3 6-1 loss.Boulter, ranked 54th in the world, began well and led by an early break but she was under constant pressure on serve and was unable to match the consistency of her opponent.

KATIE BOULTER was beaten by 11th seed Diana Shnaider in the first round of the Wuhan Open today.

The British number one struggled to hold serve against Russian Shnaider, who reached the semi-finals of the French Open, and fell to a 6-3 6-1 loss.

Boulter, ranked 54th in the world, began well and led by an early break but she was under constant pressure on serve and was unable to match the consistency of her opponent.

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