Skip to content

Britain's Tara Moore stages incredible comeback in Sunderland

Tara Moore celebrates during her match against Alison Van Uytvanck on day Two of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Clu
Image: Tara Moore staged a remarkable comeback in Sunderland

Britain's Tara Moore staged one of the more remarkable comebacks in tennis history to reach the second round of the ITF World Tour event in Sunderland on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old, ranked 479, lost 11 games in a row to French third seed Jessika Ponchet, trailing 0-6 0-5 and facing match point at 30-40.

But incredibly Moore not only pulled herself back into the match but turned it around completely to triumph 0-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-3.

She will face either German Yana Morderger or Romania's Elena-Teodora Cadar in the second round.

Also See:

We have the tennis season covered from all angles via our website skysports.com/tennis. On the move? Head to our app for mobile devices and iPad, or follow our Twitter account @SkySportsTennis to join in the conversation.

Around Sky