The Croatian player was up against a much better player, and the Switzerland native won in straight sets; 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
Marin Čilić won easily, as his opponent retired due to injury, while Petra Martić was just couple of points away from the win, but ran out of steam in the final games of the match
Croatia's Petra Martić qualified to the second week of the Roland Garros after she beat Anastasia Sevastova, ranked 19th on the WTA Ranking List 6-1,6-1.
In the first round of Roland Garros, Karlović beat the player who was born in the same year in which he turned pro.
The WTA Croatia Bol Open will be staged on Brač tennis courts in the second week of June