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Under-fire British tennis produces remarkable feat not seen in over 40 years

There were echoes of Emma Raducanu after the 27-year-old qualifier, Britain’s sole representative on day one, beat Russian Margarita Betova 6-3 6-3.

A few bright spots cannot hide ongoing weaknesses in the domestic game.

The British No.1, 26, beat Australian Daria Saville 7-6(4) 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon in a dramatic, disturbance-delayed encounter on Court 18, where a protester invaded the premises and threw orange-coloured confetti and jigsaw pieces from a 'Centre Court View' puzzle box all over the playing surface

Rain delays – and there were more even though no rain was forecast for Wednesday – mean a mad dash around the courts

Katie Boulter was not distracted by a protester as she moved into the second round at Wimbledon with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Australia’s Daria Saville

The Russian Daria Kasatkina, who was banned from SW19 in 2022, beat Jodie Burrage 6-0, 6-2 and the British wildcard said: ‘She’s probably my worst nightmare to play’

The 20-year-old Briton was beaten by Daniil Medvedev in straight sets, but the crowd lived and loved every second of Fery’s valiant showing

The British number one suffered a 6-0 6-2 defeat to Russian 11th seed Daria Kasatkina at Wimbledon.