Dart out of US Open after error-strewn display

Britain's Harriet Dart suffered a achy conclusion arsenic she mislaid to Ukrainian 19th seed Marta Kostyuk successful nan US Open 2nd information astatine a sweltering Flushing Meadows.

The British number three, aiming to scope nan 3rd information for nan first clip successful her career, produced an error-strewn capacity successful a 7-6 (12-10) 6-1 defeat.

Dart deed 10 double faults arsenic an day wherever she made an encouraging commencement quickly turned sour.

In reliable conditions, nan 28-year-old led by a break 3 times successful nan first group and could not person immoderate of nan 5 group points she created successful nan tie-break.

Dart paid nan value erstwhile 22-year-old Kostyuk took her 2nd opportunity for nan lead and, looking to person mislaid belief, she could not regain her assurance successful a 2nd group wherever she was surgery 3 times.

Dart was nan only Briton successful singles action connected time 3 of nan last Grand Slam arena of nan season.

Dan Evans, who came done nan longest lucifer successful US Open history connected Tuesday, is aiming to scope nan 3rd information connected Thursday, pinch British number ones Jack Draper and Katie Boulter besides bidding to proceed their progress.

Conditions tin often beryllium difficult astatine nan last Grand Slam tourney of nan season, which takes spot successful nan New York summertime and regularly has matches played successful sweltering conditions.

This was 1 of those occasions. Temperatures deed 35C astatine Flushing Meadows arsenic Dart faced Kostyuk successful nan maelstrom of nan mid-afternoon heat.

As a result, some players struggled to enactment composed successful an erratic lucifer which lacked quality.

Double faults were thrown astir regularly from each server, including 1 by Kostyuk connected a group constituent successful nan tie-break, pinch different from Dart besides handing complete nan first break of nan 2nd set.

Wild returning was different characteristic of a lucifer which, peculiarly successful nan first set, was a difficult watch.

Dart will go nan British number 2 aft nan US Open, climbing supra Emma Raducanu, erstwhile she rises into nan world's apical 70 for nan first clip connected nan backmost of her first-round triumph complete France's Chloe Paquet.

Beating Kostyuk would person moved Dart into nan apical 60 and secured 1 of nan biggest wins of her profession by ranking.

She made a crisp commencement but was near to rue not being objective capable successful a scrappy first group and punishing her flustered Kostyuk.

A fishy 2nd service has been thing which Dart's opponents person pounced connected and present she punished herself pinch nan measurement of double faults.

Dart looked adjacent to tears arsenic she returned to nan tribunal and continued to gesticulate towards her team, which was led by mum Susie who has been coaching her successful New York.

Reassuring words could not thief Dart settee backmost into her hit and nan conflict was sucked retired of her arsenic Kostyuk wrapped up a triumph which ended up being much comfortable than it should person been.