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Dart close to making game-changing progress after Wimbledon loss

Harriet Dart believes she is close to making game-changing progress after a hard-fought loss in her opening round singles match at Wimbledon. Hampstead player Dart, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, was handed an intriguing first round contest versus France's Diane Parry. Ad World No.96 Parry — whose old-school tennis is well-suited to the lawns of SW19 — caused early problems for the Brit, though Dart battled from a double break down to take the opener in a tie-break.

Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek underlined favourite status with 'impressive' opening win, says Mats Wilander

Iga Swiatek showed why she's the Wimbledon favourite by brushing off illness to launch her title bid with a resounding win over Zhu Lin. That is the opinion of Eurosport experts Laura Robson and Mats Wilander, who were impressed by the top seed’s start at SW19. Ad Although Swiatek already has French and US Open titles to her name, she is yet to make an impact on grass, with a run to the fourth round in 2021 her best performance yet at Wimbledon.

Iga Swiatek makes positive start to Wimbledon with first-round win over Zhu Lin, Jessica Pegula survives scare

Iga Swiatek made a strong start to her Wimbledon campaign as she beat Zhu Lin in straight sets. The world No. 1 won the opening five games in a row as she came out in impressive fashion on Court One.

Wimbledon day one

LONDON : Highlights of the first day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT):

Tour de France: 'I was angry' – New footage shows Wout van Aert slamming bottle down after Stage 2 failure

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) admitted he was «angry» after missing on victory in Stage 2 at the 2023 Tour de France, but said throwing a bottle in frustration was a «normal reaction». Fresh footage has surfaced of the aftermath to Sunday's stage to San Sebastian, which showed the Belgian hurling a bidon to the ground after being pipped to the line by Victor Lafay (Cofidis).

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Dart close to making game-changing progress after Wimbledon loss

Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek underlined favourite status with 'impressive' opening win, says Mats Wilander

Iga Swiatek makes positive start to Wimbledon with first-round win over Zhu Lin, Jessica Pegula survives scare

Wimbledon day one

Tour de France: 'I was angry' – New footage shows Wout van Aert slamming bottle down after Stage 2 failure

Harriet Dart beaten by Diane Parry in first round at Wimbledon as British hopes suffer setback

Iga Swiatek faces Lin Zhu in Wimbledon draw, Aryna Sabalenka meets Panna Udvardy, Elena Rybakina to play Shelby Rogers

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