Harriet Dart beat Misaki Doi in dramatic final set tiebreakBritish No 1 Konta brushed aside 6-4, 6-2 by Ons JabeurFellow former semi-finalist Edmund beaten by LajovicBritish tennis without Andy Murray is like a runaway pram, full of nascent promise but likely to crash into a lamp post at any time. It wasn’t quite that bad after one disjointed round of the
Australian Open, but there were some prominent bruises – and one brilliant exception.
Like a moonbeam, Harriet Dart – ignominiously double-bagelled by Maria Sharapova here a year ago – lit up Melbourne Park and fought her way into the second round against Simona Halep with a courageous three-set win over the world No 82, Misaki Doi, in two hours and 49 minutes.