Eighteen-year-old McDonald, who hails from Preston, came past the Netherlands’ Arianne Hartono, ranked 158 in the world, in three sets 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 6-2. On securing a victory against a player 10 years and 600 ranking places her senior, McDonald said: “I thought it was a really good performance. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
“I came from behind in the first set and then a close second, and luckily got the front edge at the beginning of the third.” “It’s nice to be up here for a nice tournament. “It’s just a nice venue as well, so it’s good to have a tournament up here.
I know some people in the crowd, so it’s good to see some familiar faces.” More Red Rose success followed in the shape of Bolton-born Amarni Banks (21) who pulled off a shock win against Japan’s Mai Hontama. Banks, who is ranked at 268 by the WTA, won in comfortable fashion against the 24-year-old ranked just outside the world’s top 100.
Advertisement Advertisement Nineteen-year-old Londoner Ranah Akua Stoiber, ranked 678, joins them in round two after beating Australian Open junior champion Renáta Jamrichová (16) in a final set tiebreak. In the men’s draw, Hertfordshire’s Charles Broom continued his excellent grass court form with a win in the opening match on centre court. After making last week’s No.