2 hours ago Boulter became the 11th British singles subordinate to autumn astatine the archetypal hurdle astatine Wimbledon aft losing to 6-2 6-4 to Italian teen Tyra Caterina Grant.
It is the archetypal clip since 2017 that Boulter has mislaid successful the opening circular astatine Wimbledon, with this her first-ever nonaccomplishment to a qualifier astatine a Grand Slam tournament.
It comes conscionable 18 days aft she achieved the biggest triumph of her vocation by ranking, erstwhile she defeated satellite fig 2 Elena Rybakina successful a stunning show astatine Queen’s.
Seeking to propulsion backmost against unwanted past connected tribunal three, Boulter got disconnected to the worst imaginable commencement arsenic Grant, who had ne'er contested a singles lucifer connected writer astatine immoderate level anterior to Wimbledon qualifying this year, went an aboriginal interruption up.
Boulter could not respond arsenic the opening acceptable slipped distant and she was incapable to retrieve from different setback aboriginal successful the second.
The Briton did not unit a azygous interruption constituent successful the match, with Grant dropping conscionable 3 points crossed her last 4 work games arsenic she comfortably served retired victory.
The 18-year-old Grant was making her Grand Slam main-draw debut aft coming done qualifying.
Last year, 13 British players went retired successful circular one. Not since 1988 person arsenic galore arsenic 16 fallen astatine the archetypal hurdle.
A full of 9 British players are successful enactment connected time 2 astatine the All England Club.
Also connected Tuesday, Jack Pinnington Jones returns to implicit his lucifer against American 28th effect Brandon Nakashima, trailing 6-3, 7-6(5), 4-3.
Eastbourne semi-finalist Toby Samuel faces 15th effect Jakub Mensik, portion British fig 2 Jan Choinski takes connected Vit Kopriva.
Jacob Fearnley meets American Alex Michelsen, Arthur Fery faces Damir Dzumhur, Billy Harris is up against 19th effect Karen Khachanov, and Harry Wendelken comes up against Valentin Royer.
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