be a conversation. more details on the bbc website. we re just four days away from the start of the first tennis grand slam of the year. the australian open gets under way in melbourne on sunday but it s an incredibly busy week of qualifying and preparation. with tournaments taking place in adelaide, melbourne and auckland at the moment. let s bring you up to date, because it s been a mixed day for the brits in the australian open qualifiers. francecsa jones is through to the next round after a straight sets victory over margaux rouvroy of france. harriet dart is also through, as is oliver crawford, who only last week switches allegiance from the us to britain. not such positive news though forjan choinski, he s gone out to the german benjamin hassan. as has heather watson, beaten by lulu sun 6 4, 6 3. in adelaide, dan evans is out, but compatriot jack in adelaide, dan evans is out, but compatriotjack draper in adelaide, dan evans is out, but compatriot jack draper is in adelaide, da
by the grass! yes. it s not not fun right now. i felt like i was in great form coming into this tournament and great form in the match. it s all very shocking at the moment. this is sport. i m hitting the ball well and hopefully i canjust figure out what s happening with me and move forward. the top seed, iga swiatek, set her intentions with a win over zhu lin. swiatek dominated from the outset, winning 6 1, 6 3 and she looks to go beyond the fourth round for the first time at wimbledon. a mixed day for the british players on home soil with a tough test for liam broady in round two after he beat constant lestienne. fourth seed casper ruud is his second round opponent. a win too forjan choinski over dusan lajovic. harriet dart lost to diane parry early on after taking the first set on a tie break, losing in three.
eventually, they resumed, and djokovic was in no mood for further time wasting. game, set and match, djokovic. his 29th win in a row at wimbledon. there s surely more to come. for venus williams, though, there was only agony. she screams. now 43, she took a horrible tumble against elina svitolina. somehow she limped on, and despite losing in straight sets, earned a standing ovation. for the british supporters, meanwhile, there was a trio of triumphs. first, jodie burrage. after a career beset by injuries, the emotion was clear. i mean, i m shaking like you can t believe. that one meant a lot. there were also wins for liam broady and forjan choinski, victory on his wimbledon debut. so already some impressive wins for british players, and the home fans here will be hoping for more success later, with andy murray, cameron norrie and katie boulter all in action.
i felt like i was in great form coming into this tournament and great form in the match. it s all very shocking at the moment. this is sports. i m hitting the ball well. and hopefully i canjust figure out what s happening with me and move forward. and the top seed iga swiatek set her intentions with a win over zhu lin. swiatek dominated from the outset, winning 6 1, 6 3, as she looks to go beyond the fourth round for the first time at wimbledon. it was a mixed day for the british players on home soil. there s a tough test for liam broady in round 2, after he beat constant lestienne. fourth seed casper ruud is his fourth round opponent. a win forjan choinski, too, over dusan lajovic. harriet dart lost to diane parry early on. after taking the first set on a tie break, she lost in three. katie swan was beaten in straight sets by the olympic champion belinda bencic. but better news for jodie burrage, who beat caty mcnally to win her first match at wimbledon.