GB's Dart & Harris into final round of Australian Open qualifying

Great Britain's Harriet Dart and Billy Harris person reached the last circular of qualifying for the Australian Open, but Heather Watson was beaten astatine Melbourne Park.

Third effect Dart, who has precocious slipped retired of the world's apical 100, fought backmost to bushed Australian teen Taylah Preston 6-7 (7-9) 6-1 6-2.

Harris, the past British antheral near successful qualifying, needed conscionable 70 minutes to contention past Spain's Carlos Taberner 6-1 6-2.

However, determination was disappointment for Watson arsenic she fell 3-6 6-3 6-1 to American Varvara Lepchenko.

Dart volition look Japan's Nao Hibino connected Thursday, portion Harris, who made his Grand Slam main-draw debut astatine Wimbledon past year, volition play Poland's Kamil Majchrzak.

Britain's Francesca Jones volition purpose to articulation Dart and Harris successful the last circular of qualifying erstwhile she takes connected Switzerland's Jil Teichmann aboriginal connected Wednesday.

Players indispensable triumph 3 qualifying matches to scope the main gully of the tournament, which begins connected Sunday.

Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, Jodie Burrage, Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley each person nonstop introduction into the main singles draw.