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Eastbourne International: Britain's Katie Boulter beaten by Petra Martic in first round

British number one Katie Boulter suffered a first-round exit at the Eastbourne International after losing to Croatia's Petra Martic.

Lucky loser Martic, ranked 30th in the world, secured a 6-4 7-5 victory over Boulter in blustery conditions.

It is Boulter's second consecutive first-round defeat after an early exit at the Birmingham Classic last week.

In the men's draw, Liam Broady beat Jan Choinski 6-4 6-4 in an all-British encounter.

Broady needed just one break to take the first set and went an early break up in the second, before Choinski forced the set back on serve.