Johanna Konta recovered from her defeat to Jodie Burrage on the opening day of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event to win her second singles match, beating Katie Boulter 2-6 7-6 10-6.
Maia Lumsden was the winner of Day 2's only other women's singles contest with a 5-7 6-4 10-7 victory over Alicia Barnett.
Burrage was back in action in the mixed doubles alongside Andy...
Jodie Burrage was the big winner on the opening day of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis tournament, beating British No.1 Johanna Konta 6-4 6-3.
There was another surprise when Katie Boulter - recent winner of the Progress Tour Women's Championships, where she beat Burrage in the final - lost to Emma Raducanu by the same scoreline.
Following on from the success of his Battle of the Brits event for the country's top male tennis players, Grand Slam winning doubles star Jamie Murray has adapted the format for a mixed, Ryder Cup-style team event taking place at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton from 27 July to 2 August.
The Teams
A total of 26 players have been split into two teams - the Union Jacks and...
Heather Watson and Harriet Dart are out of the Progress Tour Women's Championships through injury. Top seed Watson suffered a foot injury last week while Dart has failed to recover from a groin injury. "It has been getting worse and worse," Watson explained. "I have pain simply walking so I'm taking it very seriously. I won't be playing tennis at all for at least the next three days and will...
Katie Swan will join fellow British Fed Cup stars Heather Watson, Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter at this week's Progress Tour Women's Championships after being given a late wild card. She replaces Samantha Murray who has withdrawn through injury.
The 21-year-old will join Watson as well as Maia Lumsden and Alicia Barnett in Group Elena Baltacha in the round robin event. Dart and...
