Arthur Fery is through to the second round of the Vienna Open after his fellow Briton Jacob Fearnley retired with an injury in the first set.
Fery advances after Fearnley retires
Fearnley was trailing 5-1 when he retired. Fery broke him in only Fearnley’s second service game, and the British No 1 then won the next two games to look set for a comprehensive first-set victory.
Fearnley then stopped the contest, shook the umpire’s hand and retired with an unspecified injury, allowing Fery to progress.
Fery will face the winner of the match between sixth seed Francis Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti in the second round. Fery lost to Musetti in straight sets at the US Open.
Dart extends winning run in Guangzhou
Harriet Dart maintained her form at the Guangzhou Open in China, beating Russian qualifier Tatiana Prozorova 6-4 2-6 6-2 to reach the second round.
Dart, who also came through two qualifying rounds, will next face Uzbekistan’s Polina Kudermetova or Indonesia’s Janice Tjen in the last 16. She won a see-saw contest against world number 123 Prozorova, with both players struggling to hold serve.
The British number five broke three times in the decider to open up a 5-2 lead, then served out to seal victory in two hours and 15 minutes.
Stojsavljevic beaten in Tokyo
British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic lost heavily in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, falling 6-1 6-2 to Filipino world number 19 Alexandra Eala in one hour and 15 minutes.
Stojsavljevic, 17, who won the girls’ singles title at the 2024 US Open, was broken twice in each set after receiving a wildcard into the WTA 500 tournament.