{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "All Six British Women's Doubles Pairs Crash Out on Wimbledon's Opening Day",
  "summary": "Katie Boulter and Heather Watson were among all six British pairings eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon's women's doubles on Thursday, even as Arthur Fery became the only home player to reach the third round of either singles draw.",
  "content": "Wimbledon's first round turned brutal for British women's doubles hopes on Thursday, as all six pairings featuring home players, including Katie Boulter and Heather Watson, were knocked out, even as Arthur Fery kept the host nation's singles ambitions alive by becoming the only British player to reach the third round of either draw at the All England Club.\n\nBoulter and Watson survive match points but still fall\nBoulter, who had already gone out in the first round of the women's singles, teamed up with Watson for a doubles run that came agonisingly close to a first-round win. The pair saved four match points during a marathon 22-point tie-break in the second set, only to eventually lose 6-4 6-7 (12-10) 6-3 to Poland's Katarzyna Piter and the Czech Republic's Anna Siskova.\n\nFive more British pairs go out\nThe defeats did not stop there. Olivia Nicholls, playing alongside Slovakian partner Tereza Mihalikova, went into the tournament as the 12th seeds but were beaten 6-2 7-6 (7-3) by Czech duo Miriam Skoch and Jesika Maleckova.\n\nJodie Burrage and Mika Stojsavljevic were beaten in straight sets 6-3 7-5 by 10th seeds Kristina Mladenovic of France and China's Hanyu Guo. Teenager Mimi Xu, playing with Alicia Dudeney, lost 6-3 6-4 against former French Open champion Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and China's Wang Xinyu.\n\nHarriet Dart and Maia Lumsden went down 6-3 6-4 to Indonesian pair Aldila Sutjiadi and Janice Tjen, while Madeleine Brooks and Amelia Rajecki lost 6-4 6-2 to seventh seeds Laura Siegemund of Germany and Russia's Vera Zvonareva. In total, every British women's doubles pairing in the draw was eliminated in the opening round.\n\nFery keeps British singles hopes alive\nWhile the doubles results made for grim reading, Arthur Fery gave home fans something to cheer on Thursday. He became the only British player, man or woman, to reach the third round of either singles draw at the All England Club this year.\n\nBritish men's doubles pairs move through\nThe picture was brighter for Britain in the men's doubles competition. Defending champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool advanced to the second round, as did top seeds Henry Patten and his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara. Fifth seeds Neal Skupski and American partner Christian Harrison also progressed, along with the pairing of Marcus Willis and David Stevenson. All four British men's pairings are back in action on Friday.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThis news has no direct financial or daily-life effect on readers, but it matters to tennis followers.\n\n• For tennis fans: with every British women's doubles pair out, attention now shifts to the four British men's doubles pairs and Arthur Fery's singles run over the coming days.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Why did Katie Boulter and Heather Watson lose their doubles match?\nThey saved four match points in a 22-point second-set tie-break but eventually lost 6-4 6-7 (12-10) 6-3 to Poland's Katarzyna Piter and the Czech Republic's Anna Siskova.\n\n2. Did Katie Boulter also lose in singles?\nYes, she had already gone out in the first round of the women's singles competition.\n\n3. How many British pairs were eliminated from women's doubles?\nAll six British pairings in the doubles draw were beaten in the first round.\n\n4. Who is the only British player to reach the third round in singles?\nArthur Fery, who reached the third round of either singles draw at the All England Club.\n\n5. Which British pairs advanced in men's doubles?\nDefending champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, top seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara, fifth seeds Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison, and the pairing of Marcus Willis and David Stevenson.\n\n6. When do the British men's doubles pairs play next?\nThey return to action in the second round on Friday.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/tennis/wimbledon-men-dabalsa-se-bahara-huin-sabhi-britisha-mahila-joriyan-4211",
  "category": "Tennis",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-02",
  "tags": [
    "Wimbledon",
    "Katie Boulter",
    "Heather Watson",
    "Doubles Tennis",
    "British Tennis",
    "Arthur Fery",
    "All England Club"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}