Wimbledon 2025 outcomes: Fortunate loser Solana Sierra makes girls’s historical past

Per week in the past, Solana Sierra was out of Wimbledon. Since then, she has picked up her fourth totally different room key as she retains up her historic progress on the grass-court Grand Slam.

The 21-year-old Argentine has grow to be the primary ‘fortunate loser’ within the Open Period to achieve the ladies’s singles fourth spherical on the All England Membership.

Fortunate losers are gamers who misplaced in qualifying however find yourself in the primary draw if others withdraw.

Sierra solely obtained quarter-hour’ discover earlier than her first-round match that she could be taking part in, following an damage to Belgium’s Greet Minnen.

And Sierra has grasped her alternative with each palms, beating Cristina Bucsa 7-5 1-6 6-1 within the third spherical on Friday.

“I bear in mind I used to be actually unhappy that day [I lost in qualifying], and at present is like the most effective day of my life,” she informed BBC Sport.

“So it has been actually loopy. Seven days in the past, I used to be out of the match, proper now I am into the second week. So it is actually loopy, and I am simply tremendous pleased.”

She is the primary Argentinian lady since Paola Suarez in 2004 to achieve the final 16 at Wimbledon.

By attending to that stage, Sierra will take house a minimal of £240,000 in prize cash, including significantly to her £330,000 profession earnings till this level.

“[I feel] tremendous fortunate,” mentioned the world quantity 101, who beat Britain’s Katie Boulter within the second spherical. “However I believe I additionally take the chance, and I actually wish to hold going and to maintain dreaming on this match.”

Sierra has prolonged her newest lodging reserving till Tuesday, which implies if she beats Germany’s Laura Siegemund on Sunday, she is going to nonetheless have someplace to remain till the quarter-finals.