Katie Boulter OUT of Wimbledon as she's stunned by world No101 who originally FAILED to qualify for tournament
The British No2 had a shocker for the majority of her 1hr53mins out on a half-empty
Court
No1, save for an impressive first-set fightback.
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Katie Boulter was out of sorts against her lucky loser opponent
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Solana Sierra produced a brilliant performance on No1 Court
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That revival had seen
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.
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She certainly made the most of it and was much the better, more consistent, of the two players, setting up a third-round tie with Spaniard Cristina Bucsa.
As for Boulter, she will look back ruefully on a complacent display which saw her lay down 14 double faults and 36 unforced errors.
It was chalk and cheese compared to her
But the world No43 was nowhere near at that level against a much-lower ranked opponent in this second round, and paid for it dearly.
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Sierra revealed after her victory that she has had to move the house in which she is staying during the championships several times already because she did not expect to be here this long.
And now she and her mother, who is staying with her, will have to switch residences again given she is into round three.
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The Argentine explained: 'I lost in the third round of qualies so we already changed three times the apartment and now we are going to change again!
'But we said it's a good problem.
'It feels amazing. I knew it was a really tough match, Katie is an amazing player, so I just tried to focus on myself and enjoy this moment. It's a dream to play here."
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