Coria crashes as Mayer holds court

GUILLERMO CORIA became the biggest name casualty of the opening two rounds at Wimbledon after losing 6-4 3-6 3-6 4-6 to Florian Mayer yesterday, and the Argentinean number three seed offered no complaints for his exit.

The French Open finalist, who had never progressed beyond the first round of the championships in two previous visits, endured a marathon rain-affected clash with Wesley Moodie which finally ended on Thursday.

But the 22-year-old, virtually unbeatable on clay, refused to blame his drawn-out opener for the defeat by Mayer and declared himself satisfied with his performance.