Just unbelievably poor from such an experienced player. Left all her best tennis in Birmingham.

There will also be players defending points who won't defend then and who will go down the rankings. Paszek won Eastbourne and got to the quarter-finals here last year and she went out in the first round in both so she'll plummet down the rankings.

With wimbledon 1R points:


45 Daniela Hantuchova 23/04/1983 SVK 1230
46 Monica Niculescu 25/09/1987 ROU 1225
47 Madison Keys 17/02/1995 USA 1225
48 Yanina Wickmayer 20/10/1989 BEL 1210
49 Stefanie Voegele 10/03/1990 SUI 1156
50 Ayumi Morita 11/03/1990 JPN 1129
51 Jie Zheng 05/07/1983 CHN 1115
52 Annika Beck 16/02/1994 GER 1109
53 Garbine Muguruza 08/10/1993 ESP 1098
54 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 23/03/1985 USA 1085
55 Lourdes Dominguez-Lino 31/03/1981 ESP 1045
56 Irina-Camelia Begu 26/08/1990 ROU 1015
57 Francesca Schiavone 23/06/1980 ITA 1011
58 Donna Vekic 28/06/1996 CRO 954
59 Heather Watson 19/05/1992 GBR 930
60 Kiki Bertens 10/12/1991 NED 930

Keys plays against Barther in R2 and Beck(who, as we know, will play against Zakopalova in R2) and Muguruza would need to reach QF to pass Daniela, so it means she will rise at least 2 places (if Keys wins).

Sadly,eddy,she looked tight as a drum out there. It wouldn't be out of the realms of possibility for her to have blown her stack at her team during the interminable wait.

Sadly,eddy,she looked tight as a drum out there. It wouldn't be out of the realms of possibility for her to have blown her stack at her team during the interminable wait.

You mean she could have had an argument? They just seemed really uninterested...

And that is highly unusual. Most coaches/support staff make a point of trying to pump up their player after every point. Here nada,nichts,nothing. Maybe the ankle issue is a real problem and they knew they were on a hiding to nothing here-kind of like Nadal and his knee.

I'm feeling you, eddy. That's been on my mind since this year started. The big goal then was getting to win #500. Dani did that, and for good measure gave us a title that none of us saw coming. For what it's worth, any title she gets from here forward will be 20 overall. Only because it's Daniela will I not say she has zero chance of getting that elusive slam, but any unprejudiced observer would say that. The question that's been on my mind all year is.....What's Left? Dani might well keep playing for awhile, but what's left? So, if anyone is saying who the f--- cares about that maniac getting to see her play in Carlsbad and why does he keep bringing it up, well, for this maniac, that's what's left. The chance to see Daniela one more time, and the hope against hope that she'll do an autograph session or a Prince Tennis event like she did yesterday and I can actually say hi to her...that's what I cling to. Because, just like you, eddy, once Dani moves on, I will care not a whit about tennis. And, if I get that lucky and get to meet Daniela, she could lose every match she plays after that 6-0 and it wouldn't bother me at all!

The more I think about this match the more I don't understand what went wrong. She got it back to 4-4 and then lost her service game to love in the first set, and then got it back to 2-2 and lost her serve immediately again. In Birmingham that didn't happen once.

The only thing I can think of is the conditions favoured Klara and Klara exceuted her game plan, which was to get Daniela moving and then go back behind her which worked well today.

Daniela seemed like she was "reacting" rather than taking the initiative, never a good tactic. Klara had way to much time on the ball and Daniela's backhand was plummeting easy balls into the net on dead nothing balls from Klara.

Daniela's return of serve was hot and cold.

This match reminded me very much of Tsurenko loss from Brisbane, just not capable of stringing points together and not able to stay on top for a while.

I'm going to have some time out from the forum until August. Don't think my imput is helping much...and feel a bit like Ever the Optimist did where my support for Daniela is bringing her bad luck or something.

I haven't had a break from the forum in 7 years, and even though I love you guys on here, Daniela losing 1st round at GS's is having a really unhealthy negative impact on me. It's a bit messed up and unhealthy I know but I can't help it.

I almost don't want to go to Wimbledon on Thursday (I have court No.1 tickets) I just really wish Daniela had pulled through today as I just hate seeing Daniela lose at the first hurdle in her favourite tournament.

Thanks Chungwit, I'll try and enjoy myself...