Katie Boulter makes heartbreaking comment after Wimbledon hopes shattered in big upset

Katie Boulter says she has to accept that her Wimbledon moment 'might never come' after suffering a surprise defeat in the second round. The British No.2 was tipped to wipe the floor with lucky loser Solana Sierra but she was overpowered by the Argentine in a Court 1 upset on Wednesday afternoon.

Boulter gritted her teeth and snatched the first set via a tense tiebreak, but from then on the contest got away from her. Sierra, whose team will have to organise a fourth local apartment due to her unexpected winning streak, found her range at the start of the second set and routinely punished Boulter on her own serve.

The Brit, 28, has been ranked as high as 23rd in the world but she has never been beyond the third round of Wimbledon, or any Grand Slam for that matter. And she admits that doubts are starting to creep in about whether the stars will ever align for her at SW19.

"I mean, of course it hurts," Boulter said. "It's a really tough pill to swallow. It always is here. Unfortunately it's just the way that it is. Sometimes I just have to accept that my moment might not come at some point.

"I'm just going to keep working hard and keep trying my hardest. Ultimately that's all I can do and keep putting myself out there and keep improving every single year.

"I think you can look at a piece of paper and be like, 'Oh, this is a terrible loss'. Ultimately, she played better than me on the day. That's how it is. I thought she played a good match."

Sierra, 21, is ranked 101st in the world but Boulter is adamant that she has the kind of power from the baseline that even her first-round opponent - ninth seed Paula Badosa - cannot compete with.

"She was hitting it very fast at me," she said. "I'm not entirely sure. It's not often that I feel like that. I didn't feel like that against Paula. Even when she was hitting full power, and I would say she's someone who has one of the most powerful shots on tour, I didn't feel the same."

Boulter has emphasised the need to be patient as she waits for her 'moment'. Although, she admitted that patience is not one of her strong points, saying: "I'm not a patient person. I want results. I want to do better at Wimbledon. I think that's the hard part about all of this, is that I want to do better in weeks like this."