Wimbledon 2016: Tara Moore beats Timea Babos to reach round two

Tara Moore had lost on both previous occasions at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2014

British wildcard Tara Moore reached the Wimbledon second round with her first victory at a Grand Slam.

Moore, the world 227, beat Alison Van Uytvanck 6-3 6-2 to become the fourth Briton into round two.

The British number four joins Andy Murray, Dan Evans and world 772 Marcus Willis in progressing.

British number one Johanna Konta led 6-1 2-1 against Monica Puig before rain suspended her match, which will resume on Wednesday.

Heather Watson, who reached the third round last year, will start her Wimbledon campaign on Wednesday after her match was also delayed by rain.

Earlier, British men's number two Aljaz Bedene was knocked out by seventh seed Richard Gasquet and fellow Briton Katie Swan was beaten on her Wimbledon debut.

'Hard graft' pays off for Moore

Moore's father was courtside along with her support team and friends

Moore, facing a player ranked 100 places above her, broke the Belgian's serve in the eighth game before serving out the opening set in the following game.

The 23-year-old then dominated the second set to win in just 71 minutes, dropping only five games against a player who reached the French Open quarter-finals in 2015.

Moore will face Russian two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in round two.

"It's amazing," said Moore, who was born in Hong Kong and moved to the UK as a teenager.

"Who would have thought before the grass season that I'd be where I am right now? I'm really grateful to the All England Club for giving me this opportunity.

"I've definitely put in a lot of graft and I think it's paying off finally. I'm just really happy."