Jodie Burrage and Liam Broady win Wimbledon openers, Harriet Dart and Katie Swan beaten in first round

Updated 03/07/2023 at 19:02 GMT

British No. 4 Harriet Dart was beaten in the first round at Wimbledon as she lost in three sets to world No. 96 Diane Parry. Dart took a tight opening set but Parry rallied to level and then broke to win the match. Jodie Burrage and Liam Broady won their opening matches while British No. 1 Katie Boulter is in action on Tuesday. Emma Raducanu is not competing as she recovers from surgery.

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Harriet Dart lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Diane Parry, but there were wins for Jodie Burrage and Liam Broady.

Dart was the first of six Brits playing on the opening day of the Grand Slam but couldn’t make a winning start as Parry won 6-7(4) 6-0 6-4.

British No. 4 Dart smashed her racquet after the final point, having missed out on a chance to reach the second round.

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British No. 2 Burrage fared better in the afternoon as she beat Caty McNally 6-1 6-3 to reach the second round, while Broady won 6-1 6-3 7-5 against Constant Lestienne and Jan Choinski beat Dusan Lajovic 5-7 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2.

Katie Swan lost 7-5 6-2 to 14th seed Belinda Bencic, and British No. 1 Katie Boulter is in action on Tuesday.

For Burrage it was her first Wimbledon win at the third attempt, and it will likely see her break into the top 100 after the tournament.

"It was actually a lot of relief," said Burrage.

"It took me a few match points to get over the line. It's never simple with me.

"I'm very happy with how I played, how I handled myself on court. I really enjoyed every moment of it, and hopefully can take that into the next match."

Burrage will next face 11th seed Daria Kasatkina.

Dart looked to be on track to progress after getting the better of a back-and-forth first set against Parry.

Having been 3-0 down, Dart started to find her rhythm and got a break back. She levelled at 5-5 after winning a 24-shot rally with a backhand passing shot into the corner.

Dart then came from 3-1 down to claim the tie-break, winning six of the last seven points. But Parry turned things around impressively in the second set as she surged back to level.

The world No. 96 broke three times in a bagel set while fending off three break points on her own serve. Dart made a perfect start to the deciding set with a break in the opening game.

However, Parry hit straight back, a backhand winner followed by a forehand down the line making it 1-1.

A nervy hold followed for Parry, who then broke for a 3-1 lead with a strong service return.

But Dart replied with a break to love as Parry went long with a drive volley. The match seemed in the balance until the 10th game of the set when Parry got 15-40 ahead on Dart's serve.

Dart saved one match point but then missed a backhand on the net as Parry clinched the win.

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