Melanie South continued to fly the flag for Britain when she reached the third round of the DFS Classic, beating Sybille Bammer, the No4 seed from Austria, 6-3, 7-5 at Edgbaston Priory, in Birmingham, yesterday. In a contest littered with service breaks, the 22-year-old defended superbly to beat the experienced Bammer, who is ranked No28 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. South said: “She was always fighting and I knew I had to serve it out after a very nervous game at 5-4.” |
