The US Open champion beat Czech Republic’s world No 50 7-5, 7-5 after Harriet Dart lost the opening match 6-1, 6-0 to Marketa Vondrousova
In almost all other tennis careers, players tend to have the benefit of making their first mistakes in relative silence. The first steps on a new surface usually take place in the anonymity of the ITF circuit or in the back courts of a lower level tour event - they learn, they grow, and then eventually they thrive on their terms.. On Friday she was charged with finding her feet on clay as the No 1 player for her country against the dominant nation in the sport.
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