Samantha Stosur of Australia hits a return to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during their women's singles tennis match against at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur's unhappy union with Wimbledon continued on Monday as the Australian became the highest seed to fall by the wayside on the opening day, going down 6-3 6-4 against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer.
Cheered on by compatriot and four-time grand slam champion Kim Clijsters from the stands, Wickmayer dominated play from the baseline to leave the 17th seed chasing shadows on a warm and sunny day at southwest London.
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