Brogan proud of Wimbledon campaign after qualifying defeat

Anna Brogan expressed huge pride in her Wimbledon campaign after she fell to defeat in the final round of qualifying on Thursday. Brogan had impressed greatly to reach this stage, playing more matches than most to reach the final round of Wimbledon Qualifying. Ad The 25-year-old came through the LTA's Wimbledon Wildcard Playoff to earn her spot in the draw, starting her campaign by beating former junior No.1 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva.

WimbledonExclusive: Schett 'can't see anybody beating stronger than ever' Djokovic18 MINUTES AGO And she then backed that up by beating fifth seed Diana Shnaider, edging out the talented 19-year-old in straight sets to set up a meeting against Bai Zhuoxuan. World No.191 Zhuoxuan proved too good on the day, with a 6-3 6-0 victory sending her into the main draw at Wimbledon. But despite defeat, Brogan still revelled in the experiences gained over the past few days.

She said: «I enjoyed the match a lot. I thought I played well, but I came up against a stronger opponent. »I thought Bai played well, she put me under a lot of pressure into the corners, playing deep and playing fast.

I feel happy with how I tried my best. «She was just playing into the corners. Any opportunity that she had to control the point, she was very fast onto the ball.

If my quality wasn't good enough, she would really make me pay for it. »I knew Bai was a very strong opponent and I was definitely under pressure today. I was feeling it at times but I enjoyed it and overall I think I did a good job out there.