• British No1 beats Alexa Glatch 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
• Anne Keothavong exits in first round in California

Britain’s Elena Baltacha has progressed to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 victory over the American wildcard entry Alexa Glatch.

In a lengthy battle, Baltacha made the most of a string of errors committed by Glatch.

Baltacha, the British No1, has climbed into the world’s top 65 this year, offering some encouragement for British tennis in a year that has brought Davis Cup humiliation by Lithuania.

However, Baltacha’s fellow Briton Anne Keothavong fell at the first hurdle at Indian Wells as she lost to Russia’s Anna Chakvetadze, who fought back from losing the opening set to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.