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US Open Champion Sloane Stephens collapses in the first round of Wimbledon after a consecutive loss against Donna Vekic
Stephens, finalist of the Open France last month, is shot 6-1 6-3 by the unseeded Croatian
It was a tough draw for the fourth seed because Vekic is a threat to the grass, but Stephens did an erratic demonstration during his first surface game this season.
US Open champion Sloane Stephens collapses in the first round of Wimbledon after a loss to Donna Vekic
Stephens, also runner-up at Roland Garros last month, was defeated 6-1. 6-3 by unseeded Croatian
It was a tough draw for the fourth seed while Vekic is a threat to the grass but Stephens made an erratic display.
The American has not played since this defeat against Simona Halep in Paris and his rust from the ring showed that Vekic has dominated since the start.
She ran to the first set in just 26 minutes with two service saves but was found on the back foot when Stephens broke to lead 2-0 early in
Stephens did not was able to capitalize, as Vekic won six of the next seven matches to complete Wimbledon's biggest scalp of his career after first-round outings to Venus Williams and Johanna Konta in the past two years. 19659002] "I am very happy to win today, it was a tough match," said Vekic. "I am very happy.
"I tried to go out there and be aggressive, I struggled with my service, it was windy, so I'm happy to get through.
"I played all grass tournaments, I really enjoy playing on it and it helped me."
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