McHugh revels in Wimbledon pressure to progress to next round of qualifying

Scottish star Aidan McHugh revealed he revels in the pressure of Wimbledon after beating Gonzalo Lama in the opening round of qualifying at this year's event. McHugh, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — secured a comfortable 6-2 6-4 win over the Chilean. Ad/> And afterwards, he revealed that he is fully embracing the extra pressure about attempting to reach the main draw of what he says is his favourite tournament.

TennisGill embraces Wimbledon crowd despite qualifying defeat26 MINUTES AGO He said: «I love it. There's obviously a bit of pressure that comes with it, because all of the Brits would love to do really well at these weeks and at these tournaments. »I always really look forward to it, 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. I hope I can just keep playing this tournament for years and years. «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. »I enjoy playing on the grass, it's quite different to every other surface, so I kept trying to come forward, kept trying to use my net game and slice. I thought I was smart with how I played, and I'm really happy to get through." The 21-year-old now faces a tough second round match against 26th seed Andreas Seppi, one of the most experienced players on tour.