How Dart revived career with help of Wimbledon champion

Dart reached a career high of 70th in the world in 2024, having made the Wimbledon third round and US Open second round, but has languished outside the top 100 for most of the past two seasons.

During this period there have been clear vulnerabilities with her game, with opponents learning they could take advantage of a slow second serve that tended to produce double faults.

There have also been questions about her on-court mentality and whether she could handle the pressure moments.

In Guangzhou, she answered those doubts with a series of gutsy wins where she needed to fight back from behind.