McHugh and Fery shine as Wimbledon qualifying begins

Aidan McHugh and Arthur Fery were the star British performers on Day 1 of Wimbledon qualifying, as the duo secured straight sets wins to march into round two. McHugh, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — was impressive in his opening round match, beating Gonzalo Lama 6-2 6-4 to set up a meeting against 26th seed Andreas Seppi. Ad/> McHugh commented: «Wimbledon is my favourite tournament in the world.

Any chance I get the chance to compete, every year when I'm fit and healthy, I really give everything I can and do my absolute best. WimbledonIs Serena playing Wimbledon? Will it be her farewell?AN HOUR AGO »I thought I did well today. I played pretty good — not my best, but not my worst — I just thought I competed well and mentally stayed focused on what I was trying to do." Meanwhile Fery, who was just a set away from qualifying for Wimbledon last year, beat Italian Thomas Fabbiano 6-4 6-2 to progress to the second round of qualifying where he'll face American Nicholas Moreno De Alboran.

The 19-year-old Londoner is over 400 spots below Fabbiano in the ATP rankings and was pleased to have executed his game plan to perfection. He said: «I'm obviously very happy to get another win here at Wimbledon. It's always special to win at home at this prestigious tournament, so I'm very happy with that.

I've been at college for most of the year so it's good to get back on the pro circuit and start with a win. »I stuck to my game plan very well. I served well, just stuck to my game plan and used my backhand well, defended at times when I had to.