Hannah Klugman secured her place in the second round of the Lexus Wrexham Open with a 6-2 6-2 victory over American Fiona Crawley.
The 17-year-old Briton, who is ranked 341 in the world, won her first-round match in straight sets at the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre. Klugman is also competing in the doubles with Daniella Britton.
“It was a really good match. I’m really pleased,” Klugman said.
“I started really well and I think her game really suited mine, I had some time to build the points but it definitely was closer than the scoreline, it was a great first match to win.”
Klugman reached the quarter-finals of the W100 when the tournament was previously staged in Shrewsbury.
Blinkova fights back
Top seed Anna Blinkova came from behind in the second set to beat Lithuania’s Andre Lukosiute.
The French world number 72 took the first set 6-4 before Lukosiute built a comfortable 5-1 lead in the second. With a third set looking likely, Blinkova forced a comeback and took the set to a tie-break, which she won 7-0 for a straight-set victory.
Britton loses thriller
British wildcard Daniella Britton lost to Australia’s Lizette Cabrera in a three-set thriller. A final-set tie-break decided the match, with Cabrera winning 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-3).
Reigning champion Mimi Xu, from Swansea, is not defending her title this year. She has instead opted to compete at the W75 Saguenay tournament in Canada.
Wrexham Open schedule
The tournament runs from 18 to 25 October.
Wednesday, 21 October: First round singles and doubles
Thursday, 22 October: Second round singles and doubles quarter-finals
Friday, 23 October: Quarter-finals singles and doubles semi-finals
Saturday, 24 October: Semi-finals singles
Sunday, 25 October: Singles final and doubles final
Previous winners
2022: Marketa Vondrousova (Cze)
2023: Viktorija Golubic (Swi)
2024: Sonay Kartal (GB)