British tennis endured its worst day at Wimbledon this century as all 10 Britons who completed their matches were beaten on Monday. It might have been 11 had the light not faded on Jack Pinnington Jones, who trails Brandon Nakashima by two sets and 4-3.
Dart falls short against Ostapenko
Harriet Dart lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko despite twice leading by a break in the final set. Dart, ranked 152, was called late on Sunday to replace Emma Raducanu on No. 1 Court. She fought back from 4-0 down in the opener, levelled the match, and broke twice in the third set to lead 1-0 and 2-1. However, Ostapenko, who narrowly missed a seeded spot, rallied to close out victory.
“I thought it was an incredible match,” Dart said. “The reality is I was up a break twice, but it’s a long way from the finish line. When you play players of the stature of Jelena, you know there is one or two points in it. Today it felt like luck wasn’t really in my favour.”
Norrie ousted by American college champion
Cam Norrie, the No. 29 seed and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2022, was edged out 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (4) by world No. 143 Michael Zheng. Norrie, who broke just once, struggled with his usual sharpness. Zheng served 21 aces and hit 74 winners. “If I could have had a few more matches leading in, I think I can win this match,” Norrie said. “There were so many small moments in the match that he did really well to go on his side.”
Other British defeats
Hannah Klugman lost 6-1, 6-4 to 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova; Mika Stojsavljevic lost 6-2, 6-1 to Belinda Bencic; Alicia Dudeney lost 6-3, 6-3 to Alycia Parks; Mimi Xu lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to Daria Kasatkina; Max Basing was beaten 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 by Shintaro Mochizuki; Felix Gill lost 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 to Rafael Jódar; Fran Jones lost 6-4, 6-4 to Diane Parry; and Oliver Tarvet lost 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5 to Arthur Rinderknech.
