Bartoli suffers as Lucic turns back clock

Former finalist Marion Bartoli was the most prominent woman to lose on day four at Wimbledon as Mirjana Lucic reached the third round for the first time since 1999.

Bartoli, the French ninth seed, lost 6-4 6-3 to the Croatian, who was beaten by Steffi Graf in the ’99 semi-finals and then beset by problems off the court which interrupted and almost ended her career.

Lucic, 30, will face Italy’s Roberta Vinci in her next match.