Britain's Fearnley extends winning streak to 13 matches

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Britain's Jacob Fearnley extended his winning streak to 13 matches as he beat Corentin Moutet at the Stockholm Open.

The Scot was unranked just over a year ago but has risen inside the top 100 on the back of winning four Challenger titles in a row.

The 23-year-old, having taken a few weeks off, won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw of the ATP 250 event in Sweden.

He beat France's Moutet 6-2 7-6 (7-5) to set up a second-round meeting with Dutch seventh seed Tallon Griekspoor.

It is Fearnley's second ATP Tour-level victory, having won in the Wimbledon first round in July after being given a wildcard.

Fearnley's climb to 98th in the world - from 1,893rd in September 2023 and 646th at the start of this year - is the fourth biggest into the top 100 since 2000, according to ATP statistics.

At the same event, Cameron Norrie lost 6-4 6-4 to Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic as he continued his comeback from an arm injury.

Elsewhere, Dan Evans beat Japan's Taro Daniel 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to reach the second round of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan.

British women's number one Katie Boulter was also victorious, beating Italian veteran Sara Errani 6-3 6-2 either side of a rain delay at the Ningbo Open in China.

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