Wozniacki pays for spurned chances

Eastbourne champion Tamira Paszek was the last woman standing after a marathon battle on Wimbledon’s Centre Court with seventh seed Caroline Wozniacki.

The Austrian world No 37 was on court for three hours and 12 minutes against the Dane — hardly a brisk first-round workout — as she came back from a set down to spring a minor surprise.

Wozniacki became the second-highest seed to be dumped out of the women’s draw — but despite her lofty ranking and former standing as world No 1, her game is not considered to be one of the most solid on tour and so it proved as Paszek emerged a 5-7 7-6 (7/4) 6-4 winner.