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Melanie South was the sole British survivor in Wimbledon qualification on Tuesday.

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British number eight lives to fight another day for Wimbledon spot

Melanie South was the sole British survivor in Wimbledon qualification on Tuesday. The world number 294 upset Romania's Liana Ungur, ranked more than 100 places higher than her, 6-4 6-4 in their first-round match. It was the only success for the home contingent, however, as fellow women's hopefuls Tara Moore, Anna Fitzpatrick, Jade Windley, Samantha Murray and Francesca Stephenson all lost in straight sets. In the men's draw, Jamie Baker lost to Andreas Beck, who beat him in the first round proper last year, to join youngsters Liam Broady and Oliver Golding on the sidelines.

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