Tennis-Tauson through in Nottingham, Danilovic defeated in first round


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 28, 2025, Denmark's Clara Tauson reacts during her second-round match against Netherlands' Arantxa Rus REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

(Reuters) -Danish second seed Clara Tauson is safely through to the second round of the Nottingham Open after a 7-5 6-2 win over Australian Kimberly Birrell on Monday, while ninth seed Olga Danilovic's tournament ended with defeat by Dayana Yastremska.

Tauson, who reached her first WTA 1000 final in Dubai earlier this year where she knocked out world number one Aryna Sabalenka along the way, made a winning start to her grass season and will face Russia's Anna Blinkova next.

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