Katie Boulter’s victory over Rebecca Marino at the Australian Open has secured a slice of history for Great Britain at the Grand Slam tournament.
It marks the first time six British players have reached the second round at Melbourne Park across the men’s singles and women’s singles.
The other five players to reach the second round include Emma Raducanu, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage, Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley.
Raducanu conjured up a 7-6 7-6 victory to eliminate Russian 26th-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova to book her spot in the second round.
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Lucky loser Dart battled past Jana Fett 7-5 2-6 7-6 while Burrage bagged her first Australian Open win by defeating Leolia Jeanjean 6-2 6-4.
In the men’s singles, British No.1 Draper required five sets to squeeze past Mariano Navone 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 in a topsy-turvy showdown.
Meanwhile, rising Brit Fearnley stunned 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios 7-6 6-3 7-6 on his main draw debut to shock the Australian crowd.
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