Harriet Dart, the British ladies’s No. 2, earned a snug straight-sets win over Zhuoxuan Bai at Wimbledon on Tuesday to arrange a possible second-round conflict with compatriot Katie Boulter.
The 27-year-old overcame her Chinese language opponent 6-4, 6-0 on Courtroom 18, sustaining her dominance regardless of the match being interrupted by an hour’s rain delay on the All England Membership.
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Boulter, the British ladies’s No. 1 who’s seeded for the primary time at this yr’s championships, performs Tatjana Maria in her first spherical match afterward Tuesday.
Dart didn’t lose serve towards Bai and cruised by way of the second set regardless of sporting heavy strapping on her left knee.
Earlier on Tuesday, Andy Murray withdrew from his first-round match towards Tomas Machac and confirmed he has performed his last singles match on the championships.
The 37-year-old remains to be within the draw for the doubles, the place intends to play alongside brother Jamie. Nevertheless, having had a process on a spinal cyst on June 22, Andy Murray has not recovered in time to play singles.
He stated he would decide on his health on the final minute, and with him set to start out his Wimbledon marketing campaign on Tuesday towards world No. 38 Machac on Centre Courtroom, he has withdrawn from the singles match.
Dart was the primary of 11 Brits to take to the court docket on Tuesday, with Jack Draper and Billy Harris because of get their tournaments underway beneath gray skies in south west London.
