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Indian Wells: Harriet Dart beats Elina Svitolina to reach third round

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Harriet Dart rallied from a set down at Indian Wells to defeat former world No 3 Elina Svitolina and progress to the third round for the first time in her career

Dart was broken four times in the opening set by the 12th-seeded Ukrainian at the BNP Paribas before steading herself in the second.

The British No 3, ranked 122nd in the world, managed to break Svitolina three times consecutively to lead 5-3 then smashed a crucial ace to claim the set.

Dart rushed out to a 3-0 lead in the decider but Svitolina scraped back some points before the match - which took two hours and 17 minutes - finished 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the qualifier's favour.

Kaia Kanepi will face Dart next after the Estonian needed just 81 minutes to upset 22nd seed Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-3.

Liam Broady, meanwhile, failed to progress past the first round despite taking a set off Miomir Kecmanovic.

The Serbian has now won both his encounters against Broady following the 6-4 4-6 6-4 encounter in California on Friday.

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