Draper and Peniston shine on day of British brilliance at Surbiton Trophy

Jack Draper and Ryan Peniston starred on a stellar day of British success at the Surbiton Trophy on Wednesday. In his first match since recovering from injury, Londoner Draper started his grass court season with a confident 6-2 6-2 win over fellow Brit Billy Harris on Centre Court. Ad/> The 20-year-old was forced to pull out of French Open qualification due to injury, and was pleased to bounce back with victory on home soil.

/> TennisPower of Sport: Amelie Mauresmo and the power of leadershipAN HOUR AGO «I played really solidly. It was my first match on grass this year and I was coming back from injury so I thought I played really solidly against a good player. It's always tough to play against a Brit, especially on your home soil, so I'm very happy,» he said.

Draper now goes on to face fellow Brit Ryan Peniston, who picked up the biggest wins of his career over world No.69 Adrian Mannarino. Southend star Peniston, 26, rallied from a set down to beat former top 25 player Mannarino 2-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the second round. Peniston commented: «It's a huge win, I could say the biggest win of my career really.

It gives me a huge confidence boost and I'm just really, really happy with how I fought and how I played. »After all the hard work you put in day in, day out, it makes you feel pretty good, after a win like that it makes it all worth it. It gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the grass season." There was also success for another wildcard, Paul Jubb, who beat the experienced Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 7-6(11) in round one and now faces Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen in round 2.