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Glenn Moore

Brits start well at Wimbledon as former finalist quits

On an opening day when the four Australian women in action all lost it was tempting to claim the boilover victory by Katie Boulter, aka Mrs de Minaur-to-be, over No.9 seed Paula Badosa.

The British No.2 beat the Spaniard 6-2 3-6 6-4 on Centre Court for one of the biggest wins of her career, and perhaps gave fiance Alex a fillip ahead of his opening match on Tuesday. 

It was a good day for the host nation with rising star Sonay Kartal also notching a shock, defeating 20th seed and former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 2-6 6-2.

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