Kartal and Burrage lose in doubles at Queen’s

After a career best victory by ranking on the opening day of play, Brighton-based Kartal took to the court the following day with ambitions to double up in the second round, but the duo were defeated 7-6 7-6 by Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe.

The British pair refused to go down without a fight on the grass, pushing their opponents to two successive tie-breaks but were unable to get the win over the line and bowed out of the competition.

The British pair initially took the lead in West Kensington, going two games up before their opposition broke back and took the lead to force a tie-break.

A back and forth exchange of points led the to the Kiwi and Ukrainian taking a thrilling first set 10-8.

With their opposition taking the lead early in the second set, Kartal and Burrage produced a critical break to keep themselves in contention and force another tie-break.

With dreams of taking the match to a decider, their opposition ultimately proved themselves too strong at the final hurdle and took the victory in straight sets.

Kartal will return to the Queen's courts for her second round singles match against Amanda Anisimova later in the week with hopes to keep her run on the grass alive.

She will be joined in the second round by fellow Brits Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Heather Watson, who all won their first round matches on day two of the HSBC Championships.

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