Kartal out as Britons struggle in Cincinnati
The 23-year-old was beaten 7-5 4-6 3-6 by her French opponent on Friday, who won the 2022 tournament.
Garcia, the former world number four, will now face Karolina Muchova after the 31-year-old's first victory since March 19, having announced in May, she would retire later this year.
Kartal's loss followed first-round exits for fellow Britons Katie Boulter and Jacob Fearnley, according
to a BBC news.
Boulter, 29, was beaten 6-0 7-5 by Serbia's Olga Danilovic, who will now face Emma Raducanu -
who recently dethroned Boulter as British women's number one - in the second round.
Elsewhere, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams went down to world number 42 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
The 45-year-old American received a wild card entry to Cincinnati after reaching the second round of the Citi Open in Washington last month, but was beaten 6-4 6-4 by her Spanish opponent.
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