(WC) Alexandra Walker GBR d. Khunpak Issara THA WR54 3-6 6-3 7-5 (7) Sloane Stephens USA WR7 d. (WC) Jocelyn Rae GBR 6-4 6-3 Valeria Solovieva RUS WR35 d. (12) Heather Watson GBR 6-4 1-6 6-4 Nastja Kolar SLO WR64 d. (WC) Jennifer Ren GBR 6-2 6-2 (6) Timea Babos HUN WR5 d. (WC) Tara Moore GBR 6-3 4-0 rtd (2) Laura Robson GBR d. Katareena Paliivets CAN WR50 6-3 6-2
Not as convincing as the scoreline suggests, but a win is a win.
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(10) Camila Silva (CHI) WR11 v (WC) Alexandra Walker GBR Court 14 3rd match
Silva was a thorn for Steph Cornish on her Latin American tour earlier in the year, and won two Grade 1s back-to-back.
(7) Silvia Njiric (CRO) WR12 v Stephanie Cornish GBR Court 7 1st match
Njiric won the Grade A Copa Gerdau
Sally Peers AUS v (2) Laura Robson GBR Court 2 4th match
Sally Peers got into qualifying on account of her senior ranking of 391, as she has been playing 25Ks all year.
Here is a short piece from the Northern Echo about Alex's woes over the past year ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Walker, who trains at the Northumberland Tennis Academy, is still trying to find her feet on the circuit again after a car crash in April forced her to spend a week in hospital.
But after making a full recovery, Walker has vowed to return to form on the famous SW19 grass courts and banish her injury-plagued build-up to the back of her mind.
Its not been the best preparation in the world,
said Walker, who lost in the AEGON Junior International in Roehampton at the firstround stage.
Ive had my GCSEs to think about as well as recovering from the car crash, when I hurt my head quite badly.
But if anything, it has made me more determined than ever to do well. I give training and matches everything and my work ethic has improved.
Most eyes will be on the new darling of British tennis, 15- year-old Laura Robson, after her exploits in the main womens draw this week.
Robson will return to the junior circuit to defend her Wimbledon title but Walker, who missed three months of action with glandular fever last season, insists she has the potential to hog the headlines.
Playing at Wimbledon means everything to me, she added.
Its something Ive dreamed of since I was a little girl and after the year Ive had it would certainly help me get back on the right track.