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A week ago, Solana Sierra was out of Wimbledon. Since then, she has picked up her fourth different room key as she keeps up her historic progress at the grass-court Grand Slam.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Argentine has become the first ‘lucky loser’ in the Open Era to reach the women’s singles fourth round at the All England Club.<\/p>\n
Lucky losers are players who lost in qualifying but end up in the main draw if others withdraw.<\/p>\n
Sierra only got 15 minutes’ notice before her first-round match that she would be playing, following an injury to Belgium’s Greet Minnen.<\/p>\n
And Sierra has grasped her opportunity with both hands, beating Cristina Bucsa 7-5 1-6 6-1 in the third round on Friday.<\/p>\n
“I remember I was really sad that day [I lost in qualifying], and today is like the best day of my life,” she told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“So it’s been really crazy. Seven days ago, I was out of the tournament, right now I’m into the second week. So it’s really crazy, and I’m just super happy.”<\/p>\n
She is the first Argentinian woman since Paola Suarez in 2004 to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
By getting to that stage, Sierra will take home a minimum of \u00a3240,000 in prize money, adding considerably to her \u00a3330,000 career earnings until this point.<\/p>\n
“[I feel] super lucky,” said the world number 101, who beat Britain’s Katie Boulter in the second round. “But I think I also take the opportunity, and I really want to keep going and to keep dreaming in this tournament.”<\/p>\n
Sierra has extended her latest accommodation booking until Tuesday, which means if she beats Germany’s Laura Siegemund on Sunday, she will still have somewhere to stay until the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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