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Mimi Xu misses out on becoming the youngest Brit to play at Wimbledon in a century after the 14-year-old star suffers straight sets defeat in the first qualifying round of the tournament

Rising star Mimi Xu has fallen short of becoming the youngest British player to feature at Wimbledon in a century after suffering defeat in the first qualifying round for the prestigious Grand Slam.

Xu lost to Hanna Chang from the United States, falling in straight sets by a 6-4, 6-3 scoreline in just over an hour.

While the result will be of huge disappointment to Xu, she put in a brave and excellent display to underline her potential against Chang who with a world ranking of 269 was always favourite to see off the teenager from Swansea who sits far lower at 1147.