hannah klugman is set to face Harriet Dart in the first round at the Nottingham Open, with the all-British match due to be the last one on centre court. Dart had originally been expected to play Katie Boulter, but Boulter withdrew because of a knee injury.
Dart’s Centre Court Switch
The change leaves Dart with a different opponent than the one first lined up for her on day two of the tournament. Klugman, 17, steps into a centre-court match that now carries the main attention on the court.
Boulter and Emma Raducanu withdrew on Monday, reshaping the draw before play moved on. That pushed Dart into a meeting with Klugman rather than the original all-British clash with Boulter.
Sonmez Beats Fernandez
Earlier on day two, Zeynep Sonmez beat second seed Leylah Fernandez in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6. Fernandez won the coin toss and chose to serve, but Sonmez handled the match in two tight sets.
Another result on the same day went against the home-continent seeds as Katie Volynets beat fellow American and defending Nottingham Open champion McCartney Kessler. The result added another shift to a day that had already changed with the withdrawals of Boulter and Raducanu.
Nottingham Open Day Two
For readers following the draw, Dart’s matchup now becomes the match to watch on centre court, with Klugman moving into a spot that had been reserved for Boulter. The afternoon’s other results show how quickly the tournament picture has changed, with the second seed out and the defending champion beaten before Dart and Klugman even walk out.
The day is now built around that switch: a 17-year-old in Klugman taking the centre-court stage against Dart, after Monday’s withdrawals and a pair of straight-set results elsewhere in Nottingham.
