A major upset has occurred on day two of Wimbledon. Defending champion Marketa Vondrosova is out of the first round of Wimbledon. With this, she became the first woman defending champion to lose in the first round of Wimbledon in the last 30 years.
30 years ago in 1994, for the first time, Steffi Graf was edged out in the opening round of Wimbledon by Laurie McNeil.
25-year-old Marketa Vondrosova of the Czech Republic lost in straight sets to 21-year-old Jessica Bujas Mainiro of Spain, ranked 83rd in the world. Marketa Vondrossova lost to Mainiro 6-4, 6-2 in 67 minutes. Before her 2023 success, Marketa Vondrossova had only won one main draw match at SW19 and was injured two weeks ago in Berlin.
World number six Vondrossova insisted before the tournament that she was fully fit, but suffered three double faults in her first service game. After this it could not be set.
Jessica reached the main round of a Grand Slam for the first time
Spain's 21-year-old Jessica reached the main round of a Grand Slam for the first time and defeated the defending champion. Vondrossova looked very disappointed after the loss. Jessica, on the other hand, couldn't stop herself from celebrating her achievement and jumped onto the tennis court. Vondrossova made seven double faults in the match, while Jessica broke the five-time defending champion to make the match one-sided.
The most important match of my life and career: Jessica
Jessica said after the match, I am very happy. I think this is one of the most important moments of my life and career. I was just thinking about enjoying the moment while playing against one of the best women's singles players. He won the title here last year. I was thinking that there is no pressure on me and I want to enjoy. After the first game, the atmosphere here felt great and it felt like I was playing at home.
Novak Djokovic advances to the second round
24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia produced a master class on the grass courts to beat Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the second round of Wimbledon. Djokovic, who withdrew from the French Open due to a knee injury, won 90 percent of his first serve points.
Osaka-Gauff also reached the next round
Naomi Osaka recorded her first win at Wimbledon in six years when she beat Diane Perry to reach the second round of the women's singles category. Asoka defeated Perry 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in a tough first round match. Osaka did not even play at Wimbledon for five years. Osaka, a two-time US and Australian Open winner, is competing at Wimbledon for the first time since losing in the first round in 2019. Defending US Open champion Coco Goff and 2021 US Open winner Emma Radukanu also managed to register wins.
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