Boulter suffers first-round exit to start clay-court swing

Katie Boulter suffered a first-round exit at the Linz Open in Austria, losing in straight sets to Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Monday.

Ruse edged a tight contest by getting the better of a couple of tie-breakers, coming through 7-6 (6-3) 7-6 (6-2) against the British No 3.