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US Open champion Sloane Stephens collapsed in the first round of Wimbledon after a loss to Donna Vekic
Stephens, who was also the second of the tournament at Roland Garros the month last, was beaten 6-1. 6-3 by unseeded Croatian
It was a tough draw for the fourth seed because Vekic is a threat to the grass but Stephens made an erratic demonstration.
The American has not played since that defeat against Simona Halep in Paris and his ring rust showed that Vekic has dominated since the start.
She ran in the first set in just 26 minutes with two service stops but was found on the back foot when Stephens broke to lead 2-0 early in the second
Stephens was unable to capitalize, however, as Vekic won six of the next seven games to complete Wimbledon's biggest scalp of his career after previous first-round outings at Venus Williams and Johanna Konta at during the last two years. I am very happy to win today, it was a tough match, "said Vekic," I'm really happy. "
" I tried to go out there and go out there. 39, be aggressive, I struggled with my service, there was wind, so I'm happy to get through.
"I played all the tournaments on grass"
The compatriot of Stephens Madison Keys advanced to the second round, the 10th seeded beating Australia Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 6 -2 in 63 minutes
Magdalena Rybarikova had become the first head to lose while she was defeated by Sorana Cirstea .
The 19th seed, which reached the last four in Birmingham two weeks ago, was shot down 7-5 6-3 by the Romanian.
Yanina Wickmayer was the first winner of this year's tournament while she was beating Mona Barthel .
The unbeaten Belgian beat Barthel 7-5 6-4 on Court 18 to become the first woman to pass in the second round.
W THE FIRST ROUND OF OMEN
Donna Vekic (Cro) bt (4) Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-1 6-3
(7) Karolina Pliskova (Cze ) Harriet Dart (Gbr) 7-6 (7-6) 2) 2-6 6-1
(10) Madison Keys (United States) by Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) 6-4 6-2
] Sorana Cirstea (Rom) bt (19) Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) 7-5-3 6-3
Andrea Petkovic (Germany) bt (31) Shuai Zhang (Chn) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) and Mona Barthel (Ger) 7-5 6-4
Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom) and Kristyna Pliskova (Cze) 6-4 1-6 6-2
Evgeniya Rodina (Rus) and Antonia Lottner (Ger) 3-6 7-5 6-4
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