Emotional Harriet Dart admits she fought through the tears to win a battle of the Brits thriller against red-hot rival Katie Boulter at Wimbledon.
It may be Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak slugging it out on the election trail – but there is no love lost between these top two British stars who duelled it out for the eighth time in their careers on
“I knew it was always going to be a really tough battle,” said the British No.2, who will face unseeded Chinese player Wang Xinyu in the third round.No.100 Dart has become accustomed to marathon encounters on grass this season, not least a tense match against today’s opponent last month where Boulter came out on top.
And at 6-2 down in the tie-break the tears were in full flow for the Hampstead player, looking broken as the emotional toil of another lengthy match just shy of three hours took its toll. For Boulter, it is back to the SW19 drawing board after making 75 unforced errors – but there will not be much dwelling on a Grand Slam tie she may prefer to forget.
She brushed off becoming the first Brit since Clare Wood in 1997 to be doubled-bageled and teamed up with Emily Appleton for doubles.Miyazaki, 28, said: “Definitely mixed emotions. I went through the highs and lows of sport today but I am happy Emily and I managed to get the win in doubles, coming through such a close match.
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