ANNA Brogan, the Glaswegian junior, has certainly made her mark on this year's Wimbledon championships.
Yesterday, she did so quite literally. So disgruntled was the 17-year-old with one backhand during her agonising 6-4, 7-5 girls' doubles semi-final defeat with her partner Freya Christie against Vera Lapko of Belarus and Tereza Mihailikova of Slovakia that she threw her racquet to the ground, leaving a small hole on the prestigious lawn which is Court No 1.
The incident was being laughed off afterwards and a sheepish Brogan, who also took out the No 1 seed en route to the third round of the singles, insisted the incident was rather out of character. "It is funny how at the start the umpire says 'please look after the court, it is very important'," said Brogan, who is based out in Florida. "I guess you could say I made my mark on the court. There was a dent actually. It was just frustration. I get angry but I don't throw my racket too much actually, and to do that at Wimbledon is probably not ideal. I'm not sure what my Granny would have thought."
Once the disappointment subsides, Brogan will be able to reflect that Wimbledon 2015 was quite a breakthrough tournament for her. She signed more autographs on her way off Court No 1 than she ever has in her life, while her dad Tony and one of her brothers had driven back down from Glasgow to support her. "That is stuff you will take to the grave," said Brogan, who will no longer be eligible for the juniors next year. "I definitely had goosebumps. What am I going to do tonight? Probably jump in the car and drive back to Glasgow. My other brother is still living it up at T in the Park, apparently the weather is shocking!"
Meanwhile, Helensburgh's Gordon Reid and his partner Michael Jeremiasz of France booked their place in the final of the wheelchair doubles competition with a 7-6 (9), 3-6, 7-6 (4) win against Joachim Gerard of Belgium and Alfie Hewitt of England.
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