Boulter stunned
Katie Boulter crashed out to lucky loser Solana Sierra – and could not even blame misfortune on it.
The British No2 had a shocker for the majority of her 1hr 53mins out on a half-empty Court No1, save for an impressive first-set fightback.
That revival had seen Boulter go from 5-2 down to win 7-6, thanks to a tie-break.
And from then the supporters who had turned up were half-expecting a comfortable victory for the Leicester-born London resident.
But it did not turn out that way as an inspired Sierra capitalised on Boulter’s catalogue of errors to come through 6-7 6-2 6-1.
The Argentine, 21, had lost in qualifying and was only in the SW19 main draw after being selected to replace an injured player.
Tarvet impresses
Britain’s world No733 Ollie Tarvet certainly made a name for himself with a performance against reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz that was even better than the 6-1 6-4 6-4 scoreline suggested.
Even the first set was much closer than it might seem, as the San Diego-based student showed again how much he had learned on the college circuit in the USA.
Alcaraz was not at his best, just as in his first-round victory against Fabio Fognini.
And qualifier Tarvet, 21, made life so difficult for the Spaniard right for so long, with his combination of speed, athleticism, skill and sheer guts.
Tough for Gauff
Coco Gauff was left emotional after an early Wimbledon exit on Tuesday.
Gauff entered Wimbledon coming off a Grand Slam win at Roland Garros, but ended up losing in the first round.
The 21-year-old was the No. 2 seed at Wimbledon, but was taken out in a stunning defeat to unranked Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska.
In her presser after the match, Gauff shared that she was feeling mentally “overwhelmed” while wiping away tears.
“I feel like mentally I was little bit overwhelmed with everything that came afterwards, so I didn’t feel like I had enough time to do, I guess celebrate and then also get back into it,” she said.
“But it’s the first time, in this experience, like coming off a win and having to play at Wimbledon, and I definitely learned about what I would and would not do again.”
