Nottingham open

Zheng Qinwen: China's Zheng Qinwen battled back from a set down to defeat sixth-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 at the WTA 250 Nottingham Open in London on Monday, claiming her first grass-court win of the season.

The victory marked a positive start to Zheng's grass-court campaign after a first-round exit at the French Open earlier this month.

"It was a really difficult match," Zheng said after the contest. "We both played at a high level, and the score was close throughout. I'm happy to win those important points because I wasn't able to do that in the last tournament, and I managed to do it today."