HARRIET DART went from despair to joy today as she beat compatriot Katie Boulter in a nail-biting encounter to reach the third round of Wimbledon.

Dart was in tears at the back of the court when she trailed 6-2 in the deciding tie-break but she clawed her way back to win 4-6 6-1 7-6 (8) after two hours and 57 minutes of tension on Court One.

It was a thoroughly merited win for Dart and one of the biggest of her career, with the 27-year-old into the last 32 here for the second time, where she will meet China’s Wang Xinyu, who upset fifth seed Jessica Pegula.