Dart bows out of Eastbourne Open as Fery among Brits making history

Harriet Dart bowed out of the first round of the Eastbourne Open on Tuesday after suffering a 4-6 6-2 7-5 defeat by Zeynep Sönmez.

Dart, who won the Women's Doubles event at the Nottingham Open alongside Maia Lumsden last week, started brightly, breaking Sönmez three times in the opening set as she served out six aces.