British tennis player Katie O’Brien showed that there really is a silver lining to every cloud after becoming the first person to be knocked out of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.
Just 64 minutes after play commenced at SW19, O’Brien was left to reflect on her misfortunes after going down 6-0, 7-5 to Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm. Despite the early loss, O’Brien remained upbeat and noted that she was proud of the way she fought back after having been “annihilated in the first set”.
O’Brien’s 40 year old Japanese opponent showed all her experience by keeping the ball in play and was happy to allow the 24 year old Brit to contribute heavily to her own downfall. This came primarily thanks to 19 unforced errors as well as just 63% of first serve successes in comparison to Date-Krumm’s 83%.
While disappointing, the loss did mean that O’Brien was able to take in the full experience of Wimbledon – a benefit that she certainly appeared to be taking advantage of. Later that day she tweeted: “I’ve just been sat in the rain on Henman Hill with friends and family drowning my sorrows with a Pimms!!!”
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Henman Hill - Photo: Roo Reynolds |
She later posted on Twitter: “Had a fun day of spectating & commentating.”
O’Brien later turned her attention to a report in the Daily Mail which had claimed that she was considering quitting. She commented: “I was a bit perplexed as to why so many were asking if I was quitting. Having just been shown the headline in the Daily Mail, I now know why.”
Rubbishing the report O’Brien claimed: “I did NOT say I was quitting. Just thought I’d set the record straight!”
Despite the false claims, O’Brien certainly appears to be enjoying her free time around the All England Club with her early loss failing to dampen her spirits.
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