French Open: Liam Broady, Harriet Dart, Katie Boulter win qualifiers as Jack Draper storms into Lyon quarters

Four British players won in the first round of French Open qualifying on Tuesday, while Jack Draper progressed to the Lyon Open quarter-finals. Liam Broady, Harriet Dart, Katie Boulter 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.

Dart also landed 40 winners, but an unforced error count of 46 and seven double faults were clear areas for improvement. Boulter secured her spot in the next round by beating Nuria Brancaccio 6-2 4-6 6-4. Choinski qualified for the second round after Nicolas Kicker was forced to