Bailey Bounces Back In Greenwich

Showing no signs of the breathing difficulties which caused her to withdraw from last week's Marsh Apawamis Open in Rye, third seed Tania Bailey romped to a straight games win over Malaysia's Sharon Wee in the first round of the Harrow Women's Greenwich Open at the Field Club in Greenwich, USA.

The 27-year-old from Lincolnshire in England prevailed 9-3, 9-4, 9-3, and will now take on England team-mate Jenny Duncalf for a place in the semi-finals. Seventh seed Duncalf took four games to overcome New Zealand's world No14 Shelley Kitchen 9-3, 9-2, 4-9, 9-0.

Vanessa Atkinson put her shock first round loss in Rye behind her as she beat New Zealand qualifier Jaclyn Hawkes 9-3, 9-6, 3-9, 10-8. The top seed from the Netherlands now meets local star Natalie Grainger, the fifth seed from Washington DC who needed five games to wear down England's unseeded Laura-Jane Lengthorn 8-10, 9-7, 9-4, 3-9, 9-2.

1st round:
[1] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt [Q] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 9-3, 9-6, 3-9, 10-8
[5] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) 8-10, 9-7, 9-4, 3-9, 9-2
[3] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-3, 9-4, 9-3
[7] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt Shelley Kitchen (NZL) 9-3, 9-2, 4-9, 9-0
[8] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [Q] Latasha Khan (USA) 9-1, 9-0, 9-7
[4] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Engy Kheirallah (EGY) 9-0, 9-6, 9-7
[6] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt [Q] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 9-2, 9-2, 9-4
[2] Natalie Grinham (AUS) bt [Q] Samantha Teran (MEX) 9-0, 9-7, 9-2