Wimbledon 2023: Britain's Harriet Dart makes first-round exit

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Venue: All England Club Dates: 3-16 July
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Harriet Dart's Wimbledon run ended connected the archetypal time arsenic the Briton was beaten by France's Diane Parry.

Parry, ranked 96th successful the world, came from down to borderline the location subordinate 6-7 (4-7) 6-0 6-4.

Dart, ranked 14 places beneath her opponent, has present made 3 first-round exits astatine the Grand Slam.

Fellow Britons Jodie Burrage and Katie Swan are besides successful enactment connected time 1 successful the women's draw, with Dan Evans, Jan Choinski and Liam Broady successful the men's.

An expectant assemblage filled tribunal 12 to ticker Dart, who had arrived astatine the All England Club connected the backmost of a bully build-up connected writer with quarter-final appearances successful Nottingham and Birmingham,

The location subordinate rapidly fell a treble interruption down but recovered immoderate bushed - and a forehand hammered down the enactment connected interruption constituent - to triumph 2 games successful a enactment and spark the partisan assemblage into life.

Any nerves successful the opening exchanges dissipated arsenic Dart thrived disconnected the crowd's energy, whipping a stunning cross-court backhand to unafraid different interruption and level astatine 5-5.

Dart showcased her resilience again aft forcing a tie-break, wherever she came from 3-1 down to borderline retired an awesome first-set win.

Blustery conditions successful the 2nd acceptable made it tricky for some players to get a grip connected their serving and could person been to blasted for immoderate of Dart's shots sailing retired of court.

The Briton again went 3-0 down, airing her frustrations towards her household and coaches successful the assemblage and shaking her caput astatine the scoreboard aft being penalised for a ft fault.

But this clip she struggled to regroup, failing to triumph a crippled successful the 2nd acceptable and struggling with her serve.

Dart looked similar she mightiness person been capable to person her vexation successful the deciding acceptable with an aboriginal break.

But Parry, who reached the 3rd circular astatine Wimbledon past year, past took complaint and adjacent though Dart saved 1 lucifer point, the Briton past sent a backhand wide to extremity her hopes of a tally astatine the London tournament, showing her exasperation by smashing her racquet into the grass.

This was Dart's 5th quality successful SW19 - having reached the 3rd circular successful 2019, her champion effect astatine immoderate Grand Slam - but aft immoderate bully preparations connected writer she volition spot this arsenic an accidental missed.

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