18 Jun 2011

Erakovic into main draw at Wimbledon

2:25 pm on 18 June 2011

The New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic has qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon after her opponent was forced to retire.

Erakovic was up 2-0 in the first set of her third round match, when Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain was forced to withdraw with an injury.

The draw for the first round will be made on Sunday.