Choinski hails day to remember after Wimbledon win

Jan Choinski hailed a day to remember after marking his Wimbledon debut with a stunning victory. The 27-year-old, who qualifies as British through his Southampton-born mother and is supported by the LTA's Pro Access Programme, was making his maiden appearance at the All England Club and managed to avoid a seeded opponent – but was still handed a tough test against Dusan Lajovic. Ad A veteran of the ATP Tour, Lajovic beat compatriot Novak Djokovic and also Andrey Rublev to win the Srpska Open back in April, and was highly fancied for this contest.

TennisJodie Burrage seals emotional first win at Wimbledon2 MINUTES AGO But despite losing a hard-fought first set, Choinski remained undeterred and after taking the second set in a tie-break, he eventually ran away with the contest to claim a 5-7 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 victory. He said: «I feel absolutely amazing. The crowd was electric tonight at my court.

»Even though it was one of the smaller courts, I felt carried by the crowd, carried by the whole team, the whole LTA support that was there. «I never doubted that I could win this match, even though I went one set down. I just focused on the things that mattered, focused on improving my game, adapting my game to the conditions today.

»I always focused on being positive, playing aggressive. Especially I felt like the turning point of the match was the second set tiebreak. I got a great start in that tiebreak.