Jodie Burrage hails mentality after spirited Eastbourne comeback against Lauren Davis as lucky loser

Jodie Burrage hailed her hardened mentality after she came from a set down to progress to the second round of the LTA's Rothesay International Eastbourne. British No. 2 Burrage overcame US qualifier Lauren Davis 4-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the last 16, just a day after thinking her tournament was over after a straight sets defeat to Italian Jasmine Paolini in the final round of qualifying.

Ad The 24-year-old was not expecting a second chance as a lucky loser but is now relishing the prospect of another deep tournament run on home soil following her charge to the final of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. WTA EastbourneJabeur beats Paolini for first grass win in Eastbourne, Gauff through as Kvitova withdraws4 HOURS AGO «I was on the way back to my parents, me and my boyfriend were going to get my dog and we were halfway when I got the email,» said Burrage. «I was umming and ahhing about playing because of a shoulder injury, rolled my ankle last week and the body isn't in the best shape, so I decided to carry on driving because I was trying to figure out what the smart thing to do was.

»We ended up driving home, stayed at mum's that night and then drove back here for two hours. It wasn't the best prep but it worked. «I can't remember the last time I was a lucky loser.

I've stayed around a few times in Miami and Madrid in the 1000s. It was a first, but it worked.» Burrage responded well after losing the first set to world No. 44 Davis and will now play either world No.

7 Coco Gauff or Bernarda Pera in the third round. Last year's French Open finalist Gauff would make for a particularly challenging opponent and Burrage knows she will need to be quicker out to the blocks if she is to advance. «I really want to get going earlier in