Xu 'loved' Wimbledon Debut Despite Loss To Raducanu

Teenager Mimi Xu "loved each azygous moment" of her elder Wimbledon debut contempt a consecutive sets first information conclusion to Emma Raducanu.

Raducanu cruised to a comfortable 6-3 6-3 triumph against 17-year-old Xu, who had earned a wildcard for nan Championships.

Xu, nan first Welsh subordinate to participate nan Wimbledon main singles tie successful 20 years, hopes nan acquisition will animate her to return to SW19.

"I loved each azygous infinitesimal retired there," Xu told BBC Sport Wales.

"I wouldn't opportunity it was my dream debut because winning would evidently person been my dream debut.

"But I'm really honoured and happy that this was my debut.

"I sewage to play a Grand Slam champion, a chap Brit connected a large tribunal – I don't deliberation I could person asked for thing different.

"The crowd, nan atmosphere, nan court… everything. I didn't want it to stop.

"When I came disconnected tribunal I started crying, but I wasn't upset I conscionable felt 'oh my deity I've conscionable done that.'"

Swansea-born Xu had secured notable wins astatine nan Birmingham, Ilkley and Nottingham Open events earlier this month.

She showed glimpses of her imaginable against nan 2021 US Open champion, adding: "I've travel truthful acold moreover from past year.

"There's evidently a quality successful my crippled to Emma but I honestly deliberation I tin get location and I really judge successful myself.

"I was saying to group this is nan champion writer play I've ever had, moreover earlier Wimbledon.

"The past 3 years I've played connected nan women's broadside I've only won 1 lucifer and successful my first tourney I went past that truthful everything other was a bonus.

"I honestly deliberation I've travel a agelong measurement and I dream to support continuing connected that trajectory.

"I deliberation my game's location – my bully worldly is really good. It's conscionable good tuning and cleaning a fewer bits present and there," she added.

"But I honestly deliberation I'm truthful ready, it's ignited nan occurrence wrong maine that I tin do this."

Xu's attraction now turns to nan women's doubles astatine Wimbledon, wherever she will compete pinch chap Briton Ella McDonald.