Aegon Classic: Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta win in first round

Naomi Broady reached the second round of Wimbledon last year

British wildcards Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta reached the second round of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with straight-set wins.

Konta, 24, dropped just four games on her way to a 6-1 6-3 victory over Australian Jarmila Gajdosova.

Stockport's Broady, 25, ranked 224th in the world, beat the 79th-ranked Croat Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 6-4.

USA-based 16-year-old Katie Swan, from Bristol, was beaten 6-2 6-2 by Tsvetana Pironkova on her WTA Tour debut.

"I was just playing her as a player and not the ranking," said Broady, who will now face top seed and last year's French Open finalist Simona Halep.

"That's the key when you get a wildcard into a tournament, not to overthink the draw and not to look at the ranking."

Konta, who will take on fifth seed Karolina Pliskova, added: "I'm enjoying playing here in Birmingham and now I look forward to the next one.

"I'm just happy to be in the country for a while and have my loved ones around me."

Briton Heather Watson is in first-round action against Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic on Tuesday.

Former world number one Victoria Azarenka and seventh seed Andrea Petkovic start their campaigns on Tuesday.