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BBC News
8 hours ago
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- BBC News
Tarvet among five British winners in Wimbledon qualifying
Five British men won their first-round Wimbledon qualifying matches as they began their bid for a place in the main Tarvet was among those to impress at Roehampton, beating 14th seed Terence Atmane 6-1 7-6 (7-2).The 21-year-old is a student at the University of San Diego and currently plays in the American college NCAA hit 22 winners on his way to victory over his French opponent and will play a fellow debutant, Canada's Alexis Galarneau, in the next must win three matches to advance through qualifying and join the 12 British men already in the singles draw for Wimbledon, which begins on 30 June. There was also an impressive win for British number 10 Paul Jubb, who saw off 19th seed Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-3 broke Tirante's serve five times as he aims for a fifth appearance at SW19 - and the chance to make it past the first round proper for the first number 11 Ryan Peniston is also through, beating Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-3 6-1 to set up a meeting with Spain's Martin Landaluce .Also through is Hamish Stewart, who saved a match point before opponent Valentin Vacherot of Monaco retired with trailed 6-4 6-5 when Vacherot ended the match early. Oliver Bonding was the fifth and final British man to win on Monday, battling past Norway's Viktor Durasovic 7-5 2-6 Choinski, who had reached the main draw in each of the last two years, lost 3-6 6-4 6-3 to Estonia's Mark Hussey went down in three sets to Denmark's August Holmgren, while James Story fell 6-0 6-2 to Chilean fifth seed Tomas Barrios Alastair Gray was also beaten 5-7 6-3 6-4 by France's Arthur Bouquier.
Metro
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Metro
How to watch Wimbledon 2025 qualifying on TV and live stream in the UK
Wimbledon qualifying got underway today as a number of tennis players look to earn a spot in the main draw at the word's most prestigious event. The Championships officially get started on June 30 once the Wimbledon qualifying tournament has reached a conclusion on June 26. There are a number of British players in action – including Ryan Peniston and Oliver Tarvet – who both won their first-round qualifying matches today. But with more action to come, here's where to watch Wimbledon qualifying on TV and live stream in the UK, where it's held and how it all works… Wimbledon qualifying is being broadcast live on the BBC from 11am on each day of the competition – from June 23 to June 26. Live matches will air on BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer and there is also a live stream of the main court on the BBC Sport website and app. The Wimbledon Qualifying Competition is held at the AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre Roehampton. The men's and women's singles main draws at Wimbledon each feature 128 singles players. More Trending The top 104 players automatically gain direct entry, eight spots are given to wildcards and the other 16 spots must be secured via qualification. To secure a place in the main draw, qualifiers compete in a knockout tournament and must win every one of their matches across three rounds. If a qualifier wins in all three rounds, they will have earned a spot in the first round of singles at Wimbledon 2025, which gets underway on June 30. MORE: Emma Raducanu's stalker caught trying to apply for Wimbledon tickets MORE: Marcus Rashford next club odds: Serie A could beckon as Barcelona cool interest in Manchester United outcast MORE: Andrew Castle urges BBC to keep Wimbledon TV rights
