French Open: Harriet Dart one win away from making main draw; Liam Broady knocked out
Harriet Dart, seeded 31st in the qualifying draw, is now one win away from making it through to the main draw of the French Open at Roland Garros; the 24-year-old has already made the main draw at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open
Wednesday 26 May 2021 14:59, UK
Harriet Dart is one win away from a maiden appearance in the main draw of the French Open after making it to the final qualifying round on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Briton beat Romanian Gabriela Tala in three sets at Roland Garros, winning 6-3 2-6 6-3.
In a match where neither player's serve was secure, Dart took the first set after breaking Tala four times.
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The Romanian hit back by taking the second set and then appeared to be on course for victory as she led 3-2 in the decider.
But Dart rallied and reeled off four successive games to claim the victory and set up a meeting with world No 243 Liang En-shuo of Taiwan.
However, there will not be back-to-back appearances in the main draw for Liam Broady after he went down 6-1 6-3 to Russian Roman Safiullin.
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