She said: “What a privilege to be through again to the next round and to be here - I’m so happy. But it was the Brit who won an impressive opening set, and then saved a set point in a dramatic second set tie-break to claim a 6-3, 7-6(9) victory - her first against a top 100 player. “It definitely took me that first set, because I was struggling on the return, because he was mixing it up well, but I figured out my serve a bit more in the second set - and then the game changed.”īrogan also faced a tough task in the form of fifth seed Diana Shnaider, who has reached the second round of both the Australian Open and French Open as a qualifier this year. By the third set I was feeling a lot better. “Then I started serving better in the second set, and got used to his different angles that he uses. He said: “The first set I started slowly and I got broken in the first game, and I was finding it tricky because he was awkward. Harris, who received a wild card into the qualifying draw, had never faced an opponent quite like Gaston before, but rallied from a set down to prevail. Manxman Harris, currently ranked 346th in the world, shocked 25th seed and former world No.58 Hugo Gaston 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 to reach round three of the qualifying draw.

There’s so many good players out there, so I feel happy.”īilly Harris and Anna Brogan battled their way into the final round of Wimbledon Qualifying in a busy day of action in Roehampton. “I’m very proud, playing here at Wimbledon in the last round of qualifying. “I thought Bai played well, she put me under a lot of pressure into the corners, playing deep and playing fast.

“I enjoyed the match a lot' Brogan said, 'I thought I played well, but I came up against a stronger opponent. I didn’t have much rhythm as there weren't many long rallies.įollowing on from Harris on Stadium Court was Brogan - however, a c ontest against China’s Bai Zhuoxuan proved a step too far the Glaswegian, with Zhuoxuan claiming a 6-3 6-0 triumph to progress.īut after a week that saw her go from round one of the Wimbledon Wildcard Playoff to the final round of qualifying, she was still thrilled with her efforts. He had a big first and even his second serve, you didn’t know where it was going - it was coming down like most people’s first serve. “It was a very tough match with his serve. “The first two matches I was a set down and I came back to win, so I’m happy with that' said Harris, 'I’m happy with my level of tennis, it just wasn’t enough this time.' In a packed Stadium Court, Harris faced a tough test against Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic, who ultimately prevailed 6-4 7-6(6) 6-4.ĭespite his loss, the Brit believed there was plenty of encouragement to take from a run that saw him defeat Alexander Ritschard and Hugo Gaston across the first two rounds. Billy Harris and Anna Brogan both took positives from their Wimbledon campaigns after tasting defeat in the third and final round of qualifying.

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