The grass court season swung into action in Nottingham yesterday but it was far from genteel on Centre Court at the Rothesay Open, where a furious Harriet Dart accused the chair umpire of “embarrassing herself” over perceived bad calls and even offered to bet her £50,000 that a ball called in was actually out.
Harriet Dart played good defensive tennis but her lost first-round match against Katie Boulter at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham
The Briton opted to skip the French Open and prioritise the grass-court swing