Wimbledon's ‘Lucky loser' Solana Sierra had one hour to make it to court; she is now in the third round
She became the first Argentine to reach the third round in 16 years (Gisela Dulko was the last), and the fourth lucky loser to reach that stage in the history of Wimbledon. The Dutch Tine Swann (1974), the Australian Louise Field (1989) and the American Lauren Davis (2019) were the previous ones to achieve that feat.
'It feels amazing. It was a really tough match. Katie is a great player, so I tried to focus on myself and enjoy the moment, because it's a dream to be here at Wimbledon, on this court, and with this crowd,' she said. 'I'm super proud. Like I said, it was very difficult, but from the beginning, my team and I believed we could win this match . So I'm very happy.'
Solana, take a bow 👏
World No.101 and lucky loser Solana Sierra beats Katie Boulter coming from a set down to win 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-1 🇦🇷#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/8iMmGg9Bxn
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2025
She was busy switching hotels due to this 'lucky' run. 'I lost in the final round of qualifying, so we've already changed hotels three times. And now we're going to have to change again because I won ,' she laughed. 'But as we say, that's a good problem to have.'
With the two wins, she has already pocketed 152000 pounds and she will break into the top 80 for the first time in her career. Last July, she was ranked 175th in the world. Playing as a junior, she was a semifinalist at the 2021 US Open and reached the final at Roland Garros 2022. This March, she joined the Rafa Nadal academy and is in London with the institution's coach Miguel Fragoso.
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