5 British girls reached the 2nd round of the £25,000 challenger event in Suribiton london on Tuesday. The best british victory belonged to Melanie South. The 21 year old knocked out top seed and world number 89 Alberta Brianti, a player ranked over 100 places above her in the rankings. South showed her liking for the grass courts last year when she managed to beat former world top twenty player Franchesca Schiavone at Wimbledon. The British number 3 has had an inconsistent year and needs a really good grass court season to keep herself in the top 200. British up and coming star Naomi Cavaday had a great win over aussie Emily Hewson and there where also wins for British number one Anne Keothavong, number 2 Katie O'brien and former British number one Elena Baltacha who continues to impress after being out for over a year with illness.
In the mens draw, the all british 1st round tie was won by Jamie Baker who managed to beat the more experienced Johnathan Marray in straight sets. Fellow Brits Alex Bogdanovic and Richard Bloomfield play on Wednesday as does British qualifier Jim May who faces a tough test in top seeded American Sam Querrey.
Lets hope the weather stays fine!!
In Paris the ladies quarter finals took place and there where wins for Henin, Ivanovic, Jankovic and Sharapova while Roger Federer defeated Tommy Robredo in 4 sets to set up a semi-final with impressive Nikolay davydenko in the mens draw.
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