Twelve months after etching her name into Wimbledon history, Matata Vondrousova made a different kind of history on Tuesday when she was defeated in the first round by Jessica Bouzas Mane Defeated by Lo, a Spaniard who had never won a Grand Slam match. The Czech was out of form and lost 6-4, 6-2, becoming the first player since Steffi Graf to be defeated by ALori McNeil in 1994. A defending women’s singles champion who lost in the first round. Gave it to Ivo Karlovich.
Sixth seed Vondrousova, who withdrew after falling in the warm-up match in Berlin, struggled from the start against Busas Manero, appearing three times in the first game Double fault. The 21-year-old Bouzas Manero, ranked 83rd in the world, lost in the first round in a grass-court warm-up match in Italy, but on Tuesday she was cool and collected and made the most of her Advantages – After Aryna Sabalenka bowed out on day one, the color rivals fielded another big-name player.
“I’m really happy,” Busas-Manero said. “This is one of the most amazing moments of my life and career. I was a little nervous at first, but I don’t know, it’s so nice here and I feel at home on Center Court. Marketa is a great player , she won here last year, so I have no pressure and I just want to enjoy the game.
Elena Rybakina, the 2022 champion here, enters the tournament as the fourth seed, but her health has come into question and she has withdrawn from several events this year due to illness. The Kazakh suffered an early break against Romania’s Elena Gabriela Ruse, but won comfortably 6-3, 6-1. Fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula defeated compatriot Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the second round.
