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British world number 708 Marcus Willis beat Japan’s 99th-ranked Yuichi Sugita in their Wimbledon qualifying opener.
Warwickshire’s Willis, 25, beat Sugita, seeded fourth in the Roehampton tournament, 1-6 6-4 6-1.
The British number 23 needs to win another two matches – starting with Russian teenager Andrey Rublev – to secure his main-draw place.
Compatriot Joe Salisbury, ranked 706th in the world, caused another upset, beating Italian Alessandro Giannessi.
On Monday Britain’s world number 554 Dan Cox overcame 16th seed Thiemo de Bakker.
Britain’s Katie Boulter, Edward Corrie and Gabriella Taylor also won their first-round matches, but Daniel Smethurst is out after a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) defeat by France’s Calvin Hemery and Maia Lumsden lost to Czech Tereza Smitkova 2-6 6-2 6-2.
There will be more private security staff at Wimbledon this year, organisers say, with armed police also on patrol at the tennis championships.
British number three Kyle Edmund is out of the Nottingham Open after a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Ukrainian world number 32 Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Edmund, 21, who is ranked at a career-best 68th after making the third round at Queen’s, was edged out in a tight match that featured one break of serve.
However British number four Dan Evans overcame Lithuanian world number 53 Ricardas Berankis 2-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2.
He will face Uruguayan second seed Pablo Cuevas in the third round.
Top seeded South African Kevin Anderson is also into the last 16 after coming through a testing match with Croatia’s Ivan Dodig 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-3.
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Becker also advances on Monday
Malek Jaziri will face seventh seed Andreas Seppi in the second round of the Aegon Open Nottingham after outlasting British wild card James Ward 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Monday. Jaziri, No. 60 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, won 62 per cent of his service points and converted five of his 10 break points against the 29-year-old Ward, No. 177 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Jaziri, 32, lost to Seppi in their prior FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting (Moscow 2012).
German Benjamin Becker also prevailed in three sets, beating Aussie Jordan Thompson 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Becker next will face 13th seed Guido Pella of Argentina for the first time.
Britain’s Kyle Edmund, a member of the Next Generation, swept Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4, 6-3. Edmund, a career-high No. 68 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, made his second ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season last week at The Queen’s Club in London, where he lost to eventual champion Andy Murray in three sets.
“He’s a very dangerous player. You don’t know what to expect of him,” Edmund said of Rosol, who beat Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2012. “Coming off a good week last week, it was important that I didn’t relax, I still stay focused, still look to improve. I felt I did that well.”
Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic moved into the second round with a 7-6(7), 6-7(4), 6-2 win against American Rajeev Ram. Estrella Burgos next will face Fernando Verdasco, who won their prior FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting (Cincinnati 2008).
Showers have forced most first-round qualifying matches to Tuesday
Rain caused havoc on Day 1 of qualifying on Monday at Wimbledon, washing out play entirely on nine of 16 courts. Only 16 first-round matches were completed, with #NextGen star Quentin Halys of France among the winners.
Halys made his Wimbledon debut a memorable one won by defeating Hans Podlipnik-Castillo of Chile, 6-0, 6-1. The 19-year-old has cut his ranking in half since last June, currently sitting at a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 142. Next up for him is Zhe Li of China, who defeated Dmitry Popko of Kazakhstan.
The upset of the day went to British wildcard Daniel Cox, who scored a convincing win over No. 16 seed Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-2. Injuries have limited the World No. 554 in the Emirates ATP Rankings to just six tournaments since last September. Cox will now play Dennis Novak of Austria, who defeated Ze Zhang of China in his first-round match.
Other winners on Day 1 include former Roland Garros doubles champion Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, No. 28 seed Dennis Novikov of the United States and Julian Reister of Germany.
All remaining first-round qualifying singles matches will be completed on Tuesday. Among those on the schedule include a slew of #NextGen stars, including top seed Karen Khachanov of Russia, American Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev of Russia.
| Wimbledon on the BBC |
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| Venue: All England Club, London Dates: 27 June – 10 July |
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British world number 554 Dan Cox recorded a shock win over 16th seed Thiemo de Bakker in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying in Roehampton.
The 25-year-old recorded a 6-1 6-2 win over the Dutchman and will now play Dennis Novak of Austria.
Fellow Briton Lloyd Glasspool’s hopes ended with a 6-2 7-5 defeat by American Dennis Novikov.
There are three rounds of qualifying to reach Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, 27 June.
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Kyle Edmund reached the second round of the Nottingham Open with a 6-4 6-3 win over Czech Lukas Rosol.
The British number three converted two of his seven break points – one in each set – to set up a second-round tie with Russian world number 32 Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Edmund’s compatriot James Ward, the world number 177, lost 6-1 3-6 6-4 to Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri.
Canadian Frank Dancevic beat Briton Alexander Ward 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (3-7) 6-2.
Australia-born Briton Brydan Klein was beaten 7-5 6-4 by France’s Stephane Robert.
On Sunday, British number four Dan Evans beat compatriot Liam Broady. He will play Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis in the second round.