Britons Emily Appleton and Amarni Banks progressed to the second qualifying round in the women’s draw. Appleton, 25, completed a comeback victory over Swiss player Simona Waltert, winning 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3 to set up a meeting with Czech player Barbora Palicova. The 22-year-old Banks also went the distance in a 6-4 1-6 6-3 victory...
World number 361 Lois Boisson pulled off the biggest shock of this year’s French Open with a stunning fourth-round victory against third seed Jessica Pegula. The French player, given a wildcard into the main draw after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in her knee last year, came through 3-6 6-4 6-4 against the US Open...
Boisson, who had walked back on to the court while Dart was still sat down, appeared to be out of earshot when the Brit made the comment to the umpire. She posted several clips from the game later to her Instagram story, with no mention of the comment. Boisson, who is making her first WTA...