Jodie Burrage falls to Daria Kasatkina defeat in second round of Wimbledon, Katie Boulter plays later

Jodie Burrage’s Wimbledon campaign was ended in swift fashion in the second round by 11th seed Daria Kasatkina. Eastbourne runner-up Kasatkina swept through the first set in 19 minutes and wrapped up a 6-0 6-2 win in an hour after a brief rain delay. Ad Kasatkina will next play 19th seed Victoria Azarenka or Nadia Podoroska.

WTA EastbourneKeys beats Kasatkina to clinch Eastbourne title without dropping a set01/07/2023 AT 15:10 “I was nervous to play on the best court in the world, it’s a special moment," said Russian Kasatkina, who was unable to play the Grand Slam last year due to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players. «I felt the electricity inside and it was difficult to handle it but I am happy how I was able to do it.” Burrage was one of seven Brits in action on a rain-affected Wednesday. British No.

1 Katie Boulter plays later in the day as she looks to complete her first-round match against Daria Saville. Burrage came out with a huge smile on her Centre Court debut but there was little for her to celebrate in a one-sided first set. Burrage double faulted to hand Kasatkina a break and then dragged a forehand wide as Kasatkina moved 4-0 clear.

Federer was 'truly dreading' retirement Alcaraz 'a bit jealous' that Federer didn't watch his win Burrage brought up a break-back point with a strong return into the corner, but netted after slipping on the baseline. Kasatkina held and continued to overpower Burrage with her strong hitting before another double fault at a key moment sealed a bagel set. Burrage threw her arms up in the air in celebration after getting a game at the start of the second set.

That seemed to galvanise the British No. 2 as she then broke to love. However, Kasatkina hit straight back as she