Despite the scoreline making it look like a quick match, 9-3, 9-0, 9-0 – the match lasted for 34 minutes.

Tania made a good effort to respond to Sarah’s confident opening surge and pulled back from 5-1 to 5-3, but unfortunately she failed to win another point as the world number one dominated proceedings.

Fitz-Gerald said: “I am pleased to have got another British Open out of the way and I am looking forward to coming back to this magnificent venue for the Commonwealth Games in the summer. Tania is a very good young player and I am sure we will see much more of her at the final stages of main events in the future.”