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"I tried to be aggressive," says Vekic after defeating Stephens
Here's a bit more about the defeat of Sloane Stephen …
U.S. Defending champion Stephens was out of Wimbledon on Monday in the first half of the day with a 6-1 6-3 loss to fourth-seeded Croatian Donna Vekic
. no warm-up tournament of the lawns after reaching the final of the Open de France on clay, uncomfortable on the surface fast, clumsily moving and not arriving at find the lines.
Vekic, winner at Nottingham last year and semi-finalist last month, appeared more aggressive and aggressive, serving powerfully and forcing his opponent to make mistakes. After breaking the service twice, the Croatian only needed a set point and 25 minutes to complete the first set.
Stephens showed steel early in the second set, winning the first two games -Volleyball tennis, but she could not keep up the pace. Vekic, who has played in three Grbadcourt tournaments at Wimbledon, has won the next three games, moving nervously along the baseline and punishing less accurate services than the others.
The own Croatian demon – the double fault – came back to haunt her in the sixth match. She served two in the next match out of a total of nine in the match, to give Stephens a lifesaver. But the apathetic American could not stand it.
Her shots continued to fly far and far from her racket and she produced 26 total faults in the match. Vekic got his first match point in the ninth game when Stephens hit the net. Stephens saved him with a forehand in crosscourt and successfully defended two others.
She finally succumbed by throwing another forehand into the net at the fourth match point.
"I tried to be aggressive." Vekic said of his game plan. It was the biggest career victory of 22 years.
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