Britain's Dart wins first WTA title of her career

Britain's Harriet Dart won the first WTA Tour singles title of her career as she beat fast-rising Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger in the Guangzhou Open final.

Dart, 30, was overcome by emotion following a hard-fought 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory in a tense final.

The British number five, ranked 115th in the world, twice saw a lead in the decider wiped out by 18-year-old Tagger.

But Dart broke for a third time for 4-3 and held serve to move within one game of the trophy.

Dart held two championship points on 53rd-ranked Tagger's serve in the ninth game - dumping an inviting mid-court ball into the net on the second - but recovered to seal victory in the biggest match of her career.