(Sports Focus) China's "Duanwenport" looks to win more after shocking Bouchard

China's Duan Yingying, nicknamed as "Duanvenport" by her fans, said she hopes to win more matches after shocking last year's beaten finalist Eugenie Bouchard at the first round of the Wimbledon Championships here on Tuesday.

"(Lindsay) Davenport has been my idol since I was a child," she said of the former world No. 1 American super star. "My coach always asked me to learn from her because we have similar height and size."

Although Duan, who stands 1.86 meters, looks as strong as Davenport in her playing days, she is unlikely to emulate the achievement of the three Grand Slam winner, who had been world No. 1 by 22.

But Duan, 26, was satisfied with her first victory in a Grand Slam event.

"This is the best result in my career," she said. "I am very excited."

Actually, it was also the Chinese player's first main draw appearance at Wimbledon. Two years ago, she entered the event when she was ranked a career-high No. 104, but she was forced to withdraw because her native Tianjin team had asked her to play the National Games instead.

"I have nothing to complain," she said. "I owed everything to the Tianjin Team, I can't say no when they need me."

Duan, ranked 117th in the world, had to beat three rivals in the qualifying competitions to set up a clash against the 12th-ranked Bouchard.

Having never beaten a player ranked inside the top 50, Duan shocked the Canadian 7-6 (3), 6-4 in one hour and 30 minutes.

It was Bouchard's 12th loss in her past 14 matches and a result that will send her tumbling outside the world's top 20.

Duan will next face Germany's Tatjana Maria, who defeated Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 7-6 (2), 7-5 in the day's another match.

With fellow Chinese Zheng Saisai ousted by fifth seed Caroline Wozniachi of Denmark on Center Court, Duan has become the only Chinese player left in the singles event.

"The victory has given me a lot of confidence," she said. "I know the next match will be more difficult. I will try my best to give the Chinese fans a chance to enjoy tennis." Endi