Alicia Dudeney survives an epic to join Jodie Burrage and Hannah Klugman in the last eight, making day three a big one for British tennis in Wrexham.
Day three at the Wrexham Open belonged to the British contingent, with three home players now into the quarter-finals. Alicia Dudeney led the charge with a hard-fought, epic victory, and Jodie Burrage and Hannah Klugman made sure she had company in the last eight.
Dudeney's win was the headline result. A match billed as an epic is never a stroll, and she had to dig deep to come through and keep her run alive. Wins like that can lift a player's confidence going into the latter stages of a tournament.
Burrage and Klugman also moved safely through to the quarter-finals. Burrage brings experience to the British group, while Klugman is a younger name continuing to make her mark. Having all three in the final eight gives the home crowd plenty to cheer.
With the field narrowing, the pressure rises and every point carries more weight. Dudeney, Burrage and Klugman will each want to build on a strong day three as the Wrexham Open heads into its closing stages.
