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Twice former champion Petra Kvitova cruised into the third round at Wimbledon, the ninth seed brushing aside the limited challenge of Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-2 on a sun-drenched Court Two.
LONDON : Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk reached the Wimbledon third round for the first time after her Spanish opponent Paula Badosa retired with an injury during their match on Friday.
Naiktha Bains gave full credit to opponent Viktorija Golubic after her Wimbledon Qualifying campaign came to an end in the second round. Leeds player Bains faced a tough test in the form of 29th seed Golubic, an Olympic silver medallist in doubles and a Wimbledon quarter-finalist less than two years ago. Ad Ultimately it was the Swiss who fought her way into Thursday's third round, battling from a set down to defeat the Brit 3-6 6-3 6-2.
Lily Miyazaki spearheaded the British charge as women's singles action got underway at Wimbledon Qualifying on Tuesday afternoon. British No.7 Miyazaki began her campaign with a confident 6-2 6-4 victory over South Korea's Han Na-Lae, setting up a second round meeting against 11th seed Yuan Yue. Ad It was a commanding performance from the Surrey player, who believed she executed her gameplan to near-perfection.
Isabelle Lacy continued her stunning start to the summer with victory over former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Viktorija Golubic at the LTA's Lexus Ilkley Trophy. The 16-year-old stunned the Swiss player, who sits over 500 places higher in the world rankings and reached the last four at SW19 in 2021, with a comeback 2-6 6-4 6-3 triumph in Yorkshire. Ad The win continues the teenager's fine recent form after she beat Madison Brengle at the LTA's Lexus Surbiton Trophy earlier this month.
Heather Watson set up an all British semi-final at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham after battling past Viktorija Golubic in a tense quarter-final. Having come all the way through qualifying, Watson faced a tough battle against contemporary Viktorija Golubic, who was a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon in 2021. Ad And in an encounter that lasted well over two hours, it was the Brit who prevailed 7-6(2) 7-5 to reach a first semi-final in Nottingham, where she will take on British No.1 Katie Boulter.
Heather Watson admitted that it was tricky to play 'best friend' Tatjana Maria after stunning the German to reach the quarter-final of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Watson was an underdog against her experienced opponent on Centre Court on Wednesday, with Maria ranked 129 spots above the Brit in the WTA rankings and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year. Ad However, world No.195 Watson produced a dazzling display of aggressive grass court tennis, rallying from an early break point down to prevail 6-4 6-4.
Heather Watson reached the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open after defeating Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. British 31-year-old Watson is ranked No. 195 in the world, well below No.