Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios overcomes Paul Jubb in five-set thriller, wins for Britain's Heather Watson and Ryan Peniston

Nick Kyrgios overcame Paul Jubb in an epic five-set thriller on Court 3, as the world No. 40 was given a huge scare by the precocious British wildcard. Jubb stunned the Wimbledon crowd by winning the first set by breaking Kyrgios in the eighth game.

Ad/> Kyrgios fought back to win the second set 6-1 with two breaks of serve, while the third was more keenly contested until the Australian broke Jubb’s serve to take a 6-5 lead, and hold his own to win it 7-5. Wimbledon'Remove them from the crowd' — Kyrgios angry at 'disrespect' from fansAN HOUR AGO With the pressure on the young Brit, only two games went to deuce, with both players holding their serve to reach the tie-break. Jubb was able to take four points in a row to win the tie-break 7-3 and level it up at 2-2 going into the fifth and final set.

It was a pulsating final set, as Kyrgios broke Jubb’s serve in the sixth game and was serving for the match at 5-3. Jubb broke his serve on his third break point to keep the match alive. He subsequently held his serve to level it up at 5-5.

Kyrgios won his service game after saving three break points, and went onto clinch the set 7-5. Jubb left the court to a well-deserved standing ovation after a valiant display. In a match resuming from last night, Heather Watson returned to the court against Tamara Korpatsch of Germany to play out the decisive set.

Watson broke Korpatsch’s serve twice to take the set 6-2 in 31 minutes and progress to the next round, winning 6-7 7-5 6-2. 'Remove them from the crowd' — Kyrgios angry at 'disrespect' from fans 'She's a snitch!' — Kyrgios slams line judge with 'no fans' in row at Wimbledon /> Ryan Peniston cruised to a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win over Henri Laaksonen in a match that lasted two hours. It was