Britain’s Heather Watson has battled into the second round of the Hong Kong Open, beating China’s Zhang Kai-Lin.
The 23-year-old British number two took more than two hours to overcome world number 191 Zhang 3-6 6-1 6-2.
In Linz, British number one Johanna Konta beat Germany’s Annika Beck 6-1 6-3 at a WTA event after being awarded a ‘lucky loser’ spot for the main draw.
Konta had lost in qualifying, but was promoted to the main draw after another player had withdrawn.
The Briton, at a career-high ranking of 47, suffered only her third defeat in 26 matches since Wimbledon, and her first to a lower-ranked player since May when she lost to world number 105 Klara Koukalova in qualifying.
Konta had followed up her remarkable run to the quarter-finals in Wuhan, China, where she beat world number two Simona Halep before losing narrowly to Venus Williams, with two qualifying wins in Linz.
