British wildcard Katie Boulter reaches Wimbledon 2018 second round after beating Veronica Cepede Royd
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Wildcard Katie Boulter booked her place in the second round with an impressive win over Veronica Cepede Royd.
The British No.4 won 6-4 5-7 6-4 against the Paraguayan in front of a packed out crowd on Court 14.
Boulter squandered a match point while 5-4 up in the second as Royd came back to take it 7-5. However, the 21-year-old won the decider to guarantee herself a minimum of £63k in prize money after seeing off the world No.123 in three sets.
“I just put my heart out there and luckily I got the win,” said the British No.3.
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“One thing about me that will never leave me is I will never give up no matter what the score and where I am. I came in here just wanting to play my game and do the best I can. I think that’s what I did out there. I’m happy to get the win. It means a lot.”
Boulter, who hails from Leicester, was given a wildcard after her rise into the top 150 players in the world. She joins fellow Brits Katie Swan and Johanna Konta in the final 64.
Naomi Broady followed Roger Federer on to Centre Court on Monday to get a taste of the atmosphere, but the experience could not help her when she returned there on Tuesday.
The British No.4 lost 6-2 7-5 to defending champion Garbine Muguruza.
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She said: “I did the walk-on just behind Roger just to see where I would be going, because Garbine has obviously done it a lot of times and I’ve never been on Centre.
“Just to hear the crowd as Roger went on, it was completely overwhelming. I was really glad I did it, because when I went on I was kind of prepared and ready for it.
“But I think it’s definitely an advantage if you have played on there before and know what’s coming.”