Arthur Fery is through to the second round of the Vienna Open after fellow Briton Jacob Fearnley retired with an injury in the first set, with Fery leading 5-1.
Fearnley was broken by Fery in just his second service game. Fery then won the next two games in a row and appeared set to win the opening set comprehensively. Fearnley then ended the contest, shaking the umpire’s hand and retiring with an unspecified injury, which allowed Fery to advance.
Fery will face the winner of No 6 seed Francis Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti in the second round. Fery lost to Musetti in straight sets at the US Open.
Dart extends winning run in Guangzhou
Harriet Dart maintained her form at the Guangzhou Open in China, beating Russian qualifier Tatiana Prozorova 6-4 2-6 6-2 to reach the second round. It was her third straight win.
Dart, who also came through two qualifying rounds, will next face Polina Kudermetova of Uzbekistan or Janice Tjen of Indonesia in the last 16. She won a see-saw battle against world No. 123 Prozorova, who was ranked 123rd in the world.
Both players struggled to hold serve, but the British No. 5 broke three times in the deciding set to open up a 5-2 lead. She then served out the match to win in two hours and 15 minutes.
Stojsavljevic falls in Tokyo
British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic lost heavily in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. She fell 6-1 6-2 to Filipino world No. 19 Alexandra Eala in one hour and 15 minutes.
Stojsavljevic, 17, was given a wildcard into the WTA 500 tournament. She had won the girls’ singles title at the 2024 US Open. Eala broke her twice in each set.