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Broady wins controversial encounter

British number three Naomi Broady is into the ASB Classic third round after a controversial match against Jelena Ostapenko, who escaped disqualification for throwing a racquet at a ball boy.

Broady saved two match points to win 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 before an angry exchange with the Latvian at the net.

Ostapenko claimed her racquet slipped from her hand in the second-set tie-break and was let off with a warning.

Broady disagreed saying her opponent should be "straight disqualified."

"You'll see on the replay, there's no way it was accidental. She threw the racquet and it hit the ball boy," Broady told the umpire in an on-court exchange.