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, ranked 341 in the world, won her first-round match in straight sets. 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. This year’s event runs from 18-25 October at the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre.
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 three-set thriller
British wildcard Daniella Britton lost to Australia’s Lizette Cabrera in a three-set match that went to a final-set tie-break. The score was 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-3).
Reigning champion Mimi Xu, from Swansea, is not defending her title this year. She has opted instead to compete at the W75 Saguenay tournament in Canada.
Wrexham Open schedule
Wednesday, 21 October: First round singles and doubles
Thursday, 22 October: Second round singles and doubles quarter-finals
Friday, 23 October: Singles quarter-finals and doubles semi-finals
Saturday, 24 October: Singles semi-finals
Sunday, 25 October: Singles final and doubles final
Previous winners
2022: Marketa Vondrousova (Cze)
2023: Viktorija Golubic (Swi)
2024: Sonay Kartal (GB)