Backing up a big win is never an easy thing, but when you hit 14 double faults, it’s almost impossible. After her outstanding win over ninth seed Paula Badosa on the opening day, Katie Boulter harboured genuine hopes of going further than ever before at this year’s Wimbledon, but her serve misfired badly and her 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-1 defeat by world No 101 Solana Sierra, a lucky loser from Argentina, will linger for a while.
“Of course it hurts,” Boulter said. “It’s a really tough pill to swallow. It always is here. Unfortunately it’s just the way that it is. Not my best day. I think I have to sometimes just credit the opponent here. I think I’ve got a lot of things to go back and work on.”
