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How it happened: Manic day of action at Wimbledon returns six British wins

It was a busy day for British hopes at Wimbledon on Tuesday as 11 home players were in action in the first round.

Here, the PA news agency tracks how the day unfolded.

1.03pm: It was a great start for the Britons as Ryan Peniston, who has had an excellent grass court season, marked his Wimbledon debut with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win over Henri Laaksonen.

1.23pm: Katie Swan became the first casualty of the day as she was beaten 4-6 6-4 6-4 by Marta Kostyuk. In a match that was postponed on Monday, Swan took the opening set, but the Ukrainian came back.

1.57pm: There was more disappointment as Jay Clarke exited to Christian Harrison in a contest that started on Monday. The British number seven went down 7-6 (3) 6-1 7-6 (6).

2.16pm: A hat-trick of British losses was completed with defeat for Sonay Kartal. The Brighton player had her opponent changed at short notice due to a withdrawal but suffered a 6-4 3-6 6-1 loss to Dutch lucky loser Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.

3.41pm: Heather Watson stopped the rot with an impressive win on Court One. In another match that could not be finished on Monday, Watson came back to win the deciding set against Tamara Korpatsch to seal a 6-7 (7) 7-5 6-2 success.

3.43pm: Paul Jubb fell just short in an epic five-set battle with Nick Kyrgios. Jubb put up a valiant fight against the Australian but eventually succumbed to a 3-6 6-1 7-5 6-7 (3) 7-5 loss.

5.47pm: It was a memorable day for Jack Draper as he recorded his maiden grand slam victory, beating Belgian Zizou Bergs with an impressive 6-4 6-4 7-6 (4) win.

6.49pm:: Alastair Gray produced an unexpected British victory, marking his grand slam singles debut by seeing off 2018 Wimbledon boys’ singles champion Tseng Chun-hsin 6-3 6-3 7-6 (3).

8.09pm: The

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