- Dart reaches third round with 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8) victory
- British No 2 rallies from 6-2 down in deciding tiebreak
Rip up the history books. Prepare the bunting. Because for the first time in 40 years, three British women will be in the last 32 of Wimbledon after Harriet Dart survived a wild and nervy encounter to beat her compatriot Katie Boulter 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8).
It wasn’t always a match of the highest quality, to put it mildly, given there were 109 unforced errors to just 56 winners. But as the British No 1 and No 2 slugged it out across nearly three hours, it became increasingly compelling especially with Boulter struggling to control her gunslinger forehand, and Dart her frayed emotions.