French Open: Liam Broady, Harriet Dart and Jan Choinski win qualifiers as Jack Draper storms into Lyon quarters

The British contingent involved in French Open qualifying got off to a strong start on Tuesday with three wins from three matches, while Jack Draper progressed to the Lyon Open quarter-finals. Liam Broady, Harriet Dart and Jan Choinski secured wins in the first qualifying round in Paris, while Draper’s superb straight-sets victory over fifth seed Miomir Kecmanovic sent him into the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 event in Lyon. Ad Broady jumped the first qualifying hurdle with a comeback win over French wild card Arthur Gea.

TennisBritish prospect Draper looking up to 'crazily good competitors' Murray and Evans12/05/2023 AT 17:28 The 29-year-old Brit, seeded 28th in men’s qualifying in Paris, bounced back from dropping the opening set to win 4-6 6-4 6-3 in a match lasting almost two-and-a-half hours. Broady creaked on serve with four double faults to just one ace, but overpowered his opponent with 25 winners and an 82% success rate at the net. Dart – also a No.

28 seed in women’s qualifying – progressed past Katrina Scott of the USA in three sets. Pressure will help me 'realise dream of entire continent', says Jabeur prior to French Open Becker worried over Raducanu's 'career-threatening' surgeries but says she can win again 'Alcaraz fractionally ahead of Djokovic' — Henman on French Open The world No. 109 won 6-3 4-6 6-4 against her 18-year-old opponent as she proved far more clinical, taking 50% of her 12 break-point opportunities compared to Scott’s return of five from 21.