11:06am UK, Tuesday August 27, 2002

Anna Kournikova's poor form continues - she was booed out of the US Open after again losing in the first round.

The blonde stunner was dumped 6-3 6-0 by Angelique Widjaja of Indonnesia, making her first senior appearance at Flushing Meadows.

She has now been eliminated from the first round of every Grand Slam this year.

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No bottle: Kournikova

The Russian was roundly jeered as she left the court after making 40 unforced errors in the 44-minute mis-match.

Injury

Vilified for not winning a tournament during her seven-year career, Kournikova had been working hard since coming back from a broken foot.

She had linked up with coach Harold Solomon, who helped Jennifer Capriati get back on track, and the work was showing results.

She ended a five-match losing streak last month in Stanford before reaching the quarter-finals and built on that result by reaching the semi-finals at San Diego.

'Not there'

"I didn't expect it to be this way at all," said a visibly upset Kournikova.

"I thought I had a pretty good draw. I didn't play well at all. I wasn't in the match. I was just not there."

Australian Nicole Pratt, who lost to Sovakian Daniela Hantuchova, said: "I think it (her match) was sad," Pratt said.

"It's sad in the respect that Anna's such a good tennis player, but there's just been so much pressure on her to perform. Her performance today was just all mental."