Peniston reveals comfort was key in continuing Queen's win over Humbert

20.06.2023 - 15:11 eurosport.com

Ryan Peniston revealed comfort was the key to continuing his Queen's Club love affair after an outstanding 6-4 6-2 over French No.1 Ugo Humbert at the LTA's cinch Championships.

Peniston, 27, defied the 228-place rankings gap between the pair with a dominant performance on centre court as he bids to replicate his run to the quarter-finals a year ago.

Ad The Southend-born player overcame current world No.4 Casper Ruud and world No.19 Francisco Cerundolo on his breakthrough surge to the last eight 12 months ago, before winning his first Grand Slam match at Wimbledon just weeks later.

TennisDan Evans left searching for answers after Queen's defeat continues 'embarrassing' losing streak3 HOURS AGO Injury has halted Peniston's progress since then, but Peniston sees no reason why he cannot use familiar surroundings to kick on again. «It is pretty tough to say that it's not my favourite court,» he said. «I have had some amazing emotions out there and had so much fun out on that court. »Coming out on court you are always nervous, but I felt less nervous than I was last year which is a nice thing. «I feel like I was able to enjoy it a bit more as I knew what to expect and could have some fun at the same time. »It feels great to win, anytime of the year.

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Mats Wilander thinks Andy Murray has the “perfect draw” to make a deep run at Wimbledon after starting with victory over Ryan Peniston. Murray, 36, won 12 of the last 13 games to secure a convincing win over his fellow Brit. Ad The two-time champion said afterwards that it’s “been a long time since I've felt physically this good coming into Wimbledon”.

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Skupski and Koolhof reach Queen's last four

Neal Skupski and partner Wesley Koolhof reached the last four of the men's doubles at the LTA's cinch Championship at Queen's on Thursday. The top seeds claimed a 6-3 7-6(5) victory against Matt Ebden and Rohan Bopanna in their quarter-final encounter to reach the last four, where they will face Jiri Lehecka and Taylor Fritz. Ad Lloyd Glasspool and Dan Evans saw their campaign come to a close, with the all-British partnership losing 6-4 6-4 to second seeds and Roland Garros champions Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig.

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