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- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beats Czech 6-4, 6-2
- Iga Swiatek defeats Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-4
Twelve months after writing her name in Wimbledon history, Marketa Vondrousova made history of a different sort on Tuesday when she was defeated in the first round by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, a Spaniard who had never won a grand slam match before.
Vondrousova was totally out of sorts as she lost 6-4, 6-2 – the first defending women’s singles champion to be defeated in round one since Steffi Graf was beaten by Lori McNeil in 1994. Lleyton Hewitt was the last male champion to lose at the first hurdle, beaten by Ivo Karlovic in 2003.
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