BBC Sport · Jun 6, 2022
Nottingham Open: Heather Watson and Harriet Dart win in first round
Heather Watson has won four WTA singles titlesBritish pair Heather Watson and Harriet Dart both won in straight sets in the first round of the Nottingham Open.
British number two Watson, 30, set up a potential second-round tie with the country's number one Emma Raducanu by beating Katie Volynets 6-4 6-2.
US Open champion Raducanu, the world number 11, faces Viktorija Golubic in her first-round match on Tuesday.
Dart, 25, defeated Croatia's defending champion Donna Vekic 6-4 6-3 to end a four-match losing streak.
Dart, ranked 114th, recovered from falling behind a break in both sets against world number 90 Vekic and will next play fellow Briton Sonay Kartal or Italian Camila Giorgi.