'worst Result Of Year' - Third Seed Pegula Dismantled In First Round

American 3rd seed Jessica Pegula's said her first-round Wimbledon exit was her "worst consequence of nan year" arsenic she became nan highest seed to autumn astatine nan tourney truthful far.

Pegula was beneath par successful a 6-2 6-3 conclusion by Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto, classed 113 places beneath her astatine 116 successful nan world.

The 31-year-old had dense strapping connected her correct knee but said that did not fuss her arsenic she was dismantled successful conscionable 58 minutes connected tribunal two.

"This is decidedly astir apt nan worst consequence I've had each year," she said.

"I've been winning tons of matches. It's conscionable each astir it having to travel together for 2 weeks. Sometimes it doesn't rather each align erstwhile you request it to."

Pegula, caller from beating Iga Swiatek to triumph nan title astatine Bad Homburg successful Germany past week, was predicted to spell acold astatine Wimbledon.

But while she has agelong lingered astir nan world's apical 10, accordant advancement astatine Grand Slam level continues to elude her.

She has only erstwhile gone beyond nan quarter-final shape of a awesome - astatine past year's US Open wherever she mislaid to Aryna Sabalenka successful nan final.

Since then, Pegula has gone retired earlier nan past 8 successful each 3 Grand Slam tournaments.

But this marks her worst capacity astatine a awesome since nan 2020 French Open.

"I haven't mislaid first information of a Slam successful a very agelong time, truthful that sucks," she said.

"I utilized to benignant of person problem getting past nan first information for a while. I retrieve I had a really reliable lucifer and I conscionable told myself, I'm done losing first round, I'm not losing first round.

"It's disappointing. I don't cognize really other to put it. I'm upset that I wasn't capable to move thing around."

Cocciaretto had faced Pegula astatine SW19 before, a 6-4 6-0 conclusion astatine nan 2023 tournament.

But an error-strewn capacity from nan world number 3 allowed Cocciaretto, 24, to return advantage and unafraid her 2nd profession triumph complete a top-10 player.

Things unravelled quickly arsenic Pegula was surgery successful nan 3rd crippled of nan opening group connected different basking time astatine nan Championships.

The double break swiftly followed and Cocciaretto wrapped up nan opening group successful conscionable 25 minutes.

The 2nd followed a akin shape pinch Pegula losing her service successful nan seventh crippled and letting retired a outcry of vexation earlier bending complete her racquet successful exasperation arsenic she prepared to service to enactment successful nan match.

But she was incapable to do truthful arsenic a double responsibility and 2 agelong forehands gave Cocciaretto 3 lucifer points - and she took nan first.

Pegula made 24 unforced errors and struggled connected serve. She deed 5 winners and was incapable to conjure a azygous break constituent passim nan match.