Complex sentence: Gasquet began with a first-round win over Frenchman Michaël Llodra in the Cincinnati Masters, after Llodra retired, and then lost in the second round to Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets.
Split into simpler sentences: Gasquet began with a first-round win over Frenchman Michaël Llodra in the Cincinnati Masters, after Llodra retired. Gasquet then lost in the second round to Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets.