Emma Raducanu gets reality check as Wimbledon hopes ended by classy Caroline Garcia

Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon return proved to be an anti-climax as the US Open champion exited in the second round with defeat by Caroline Garcia.

Living up to the hype has proved impossible for the 19-year-old so far and, a year after rocketing to stardom with a run to the fourth round and then achieving the unthinkable in New York, she slipped to a meek 6-3, 6-3 loss on Centre Court.

Short of matches after three weeks out with a side strain, Raducanu was simply unable to find the level required to match Frenchwoman Garcia across the 86-minute contest.

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In my opinion she needs a few weeks off to fully recover from the side strain that impacted her build-up.

Get back on the practise court and work long and hard on her serve and forehand which have been fallible all year.

As Raducaanu walked off the court she acknowledged the crowd just once with a wave despite the applause she received.

The disappointment for the 19-year-old was clear.

It's all a learning curve but this is a bit of a reality check for Emma. There are a lot of very good players on the women's tour and Emma is learning her trade.

She will go and lick her wounds and understand where she has to improve.

3 double faults, just 19/42 points won on her first serve, serve broken 5 times, just 12 winners.

You just aren't going to win at this level with numbers like those.

I was really preparing this match really well. Emma is a huge player and in her home tournament and she proved she can do very well on the bug stage. I really enjoyed playing on Centre Court, it was my first time and very special.

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