Appleton proud despite Wimbledon qualifying defeat
Emily Appleton believed there was still plenty to be proud of despite an opening round defeat at Wimbledon Qualifying. Woking's Appleton was up against world No.166 Carol Zhao, the Canadian having much more experience at this level of competition across her career. Ad On her Wimbledon debut the 23-year-old started strongly and was close to closing out victory in a second-set tiebreak, but Zhao rallied and ultimately claimed a 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 victory to reach Round 2.