Peniston enjoys dream Wimbledon debut I Draper, Gray & Watson amongst winners

British wild card Ryan Peniston enjoyed a dream Wimbledon debut with Jack Draper, Alastair Gray, Katie Boulter, Liam Broady and Heather Watson joining him in the next round, but Dan Evans, Jay Clarke, Paul Jubb, Katie Swan and Sonay Kartal all bowed out.

Peniston is having a breakthrough summer after reaching the quarter-finals at Nottingham, Queen's and Eastbourne, and the 26-year-old continued his stunning form with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory on a packed Court 12.

He said: "To be honest, I was chatting with my coach, Mark Taylor, yesterday and I was kind of saying I'm waiting for someone to pinch me and wake up back in May sometime.

"I'm just loving every second of it, to be honest."

The British No 6 from Southend will face American Steve Johnson, ranked 93 in the world, in round two after 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov retired from their match with a groin injury.

Peniston, who overcame a rare cancer as a baby, defeated French Open finalist Casper Ruud at Queen's in a stand-out win earlier this month and appears to have brought that form to the All England Club.

An impressive defensive performance saw the left-hander register just 18 unforced errors to Laaksonen's 44, while he secured six service breaks including one in the opening game.

The players exchanged breaks early in the third set before Peniston wrapped up victory with a further two breaks, punching the air in delight after a maiden Grand Slam win.

Draper hit a significant milestone at Wimbledon with what appears likely to be the first of many Grand Slam victories.

The 20-year-old has already risen more than 150 places in the rankings since taking a set off Novak Djokovic on his debut 12 months ago and he followed up his run to the semi-finals in Eastbourne to claim a