Broom full of confidence at Wimbledon Qualifying

Charles Broom fears no one at Wimbledon Qualifying after reaching the second round of the draw in Roehampton following a thrilling victory on Monday. St Albans player Broom shocked the more experienced Alessandro Giannessi 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 to progress to the second round of qualifying in Roehampton, where he will face Dennis Novak. Ad Monday's victory was one of the best of the 25-year-old's career, and unsurprisingly he was feeling full of confidence after coming through a high-quality contest.

TennisHarris says mental reset made the difference at Wimbledon Qualifying10 MINUTES AGO «I'm so happy,» he said. «Even towards the end of the second set, where it was going close, I felt I was still playing within my level a little bit. I had a couple of gears to go and I managed to find them at the end.

»I'm feeling really good. I've played a lot of matches on grass now and feel really comfortable out there. I love playing in front of the crowd.

«It doesn't matter what court I'm going to be on. I'm going to be prepared, I'm going to be ready and I'm looking forward to Wednesday. »There's no one here who scares me but everyone is a fantastic player, so I've just got to go out and try and compete as well as I can, give it my all and go through it again." After taking a set and a break lead, Broom was pulled back by Giannessi, who produced some stunning points in the second set tiebreak to force the decider.

But Broom held his nerve at the start of the third set, and from 3-3 dropped just a handful of points to storm to victory. He added: «I took a break at the end of the second set to evaluate everything. I knew I wasn't quite playing my best, on serve in particular, but I felt I was right there all the way through.