Australian Open qualifying: Wins for Katie Boulter, Lily Miyazaki and Jodie Burrage

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Katie BoulterKatie Boulter is hoping to suffice for the Australian Open for the 4th consecutive year

Katie Boulter was among 3 Britons to triumph connected Tuesday successful the archetypal circular of qualifying for adjacent week's Australian Open but Liam Broady was defeated successful Melbourne.

Boulter edged retired American Caroline Dolehide 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-5).

Lily Miyazaki bushed American Hailey Baptiste 6-4 7-5, with Jodie Burrage easing past Elysia Bolton of Australia 6-2 6-4.

But Broady mislaid 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (10-7) to Ecuador's Emilio Gomez.

Katie Swan mislaid to France's Jessika Ponchet and chap Briton Ryan Peniston was beaten by Canadian Alexis Galarneau.

Miyazaki volition instrumentality connected Jang Su-jeong of South Korea successful the 2nd circular of qualifying connected Wednesday.

Burrage faces Czech Barbora Palicova aboriginal connected the aforesaid day, with Boulter playing Russian teen Polina Kudermetova.

Elsewhere successful the women's singles qualifiers, Czech teen Linda Noskova, finalist astatine this year's Adelaide International 1, suffered a daze decision by Canadian Katherine Sebov.

Britons Harriet Dart and Emma Raducanu are already successful the women's singles main draw, though 2021 US Open champion Raducanu is inactive recovering from an ankle injury.

Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund, Andy Murray and Jack Draper are successful the main gully of the men's singles astatine the opening Grand Slam of the year, which begins connected Monday.

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