British singles hopes end at Australian Open as Harriet Dart loses to Halep
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• Dart departs after spirited fight with Simona Halep• Second year in a row no British players in third round
The British are going home early again, beaten but mildly encouraged at the end of four days of struggle in singles at the Australian Open, and Harriet Dart at least waved goodbye with a spirited flourish against the former world No1, Simona Halep.
This, nonetheless, is the second year on the spin there will be no British player in either singles draw in the third round. In the decade before 2019, at least one British player – usually Andy Murray – hung around for the first weekend. Dart on Thurday followed Heather Watson, who earlier lost heavily on a tiny outside court to the 16th seed, Elise Mertens, whom she had beaten in the quarter-finals in Hobart only a week ago. Continue reading...
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