Britain’s Armani Banks claims straight-sets victory while Sonay Kartal and Hannah Klugman both win in three to reach the final round of qualifying. Meanwhile, Jay Clarke and George Loffhagen exit following respective defeats.

Kartal wins 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 against Sijia Wei to enter the final sprint in the race towards the main draw.

The Briton was on the cusp of leading a set and a break in the second, but a missed opportunity by Kartal following the loss of two break points buoyed Wei to bring the match back to parity at 1-1.

However, Kartal’s first serve percentage rose above the 80% marker in the decider to comfortably march into the next round.

Kartal will be joined by 15-year-old Klugman after she upset Czech star Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 in just her second appearance at senior level in a Grand Slam.

Klugman – supported by our Pro Scholarship Programme presented by Lexus –  came out on top in a fluctuating match, securing 33 winners to continue her winning streak in Roehampton.

Banks also marches on after her 7-6(6), 6-3 win over America’s Kayla Day, winning over 90% of her service games to seal a convincing victory.

“I can’t even describe it, this is just amazing. I’m feeling really positive and happy with the win," said Banks. 

"Since I’ve been playing tennis, since I was three or four years old, being at the Grand Slams and playing on the main stages is what I’ve always dreamt of so that would mean the world to me.” 

Meanwhile, Loffhagen, who suffered a 7-6(8), 7-6(5) defeat to world No.91 Lloyd Harris, had the lead in the opening set but an impressive 25 aces total from Harris across the match would alter proceedings as the South African took a step closer to SW19.

Jay Clarke lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to France’s Quentin Halys following his straight-sets opener against former world No.8 Diego Schwartzman.

Despite showing strength at the net to battle back from a set behind, Clarke conceded in the penultimate game of the decider to trail once more as Halys claimed over 90% of points on his first serve.

Amarni Banks moves on to the second round of qualifying after an impressive comeback against a multiple Grand Slam doubles champion, where she’ll be joined by Hannah Klugman and Sonay Kartal on a strong day for the Brits.

Wild card Banks trailed by a set and a break before claiming a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Kristina Mladenovic.

Banks hit 13 winners in the deciding set as she wrapped up the match with a double break. Next up she'll play American Kayla Day.

15-year-old Klugman was one of the stars of the day at the Community Sport Centre, Roehampton as she knocked out Croatia’s Petra Marcinko 6-2, 6-2 in just 56 minutes.

Klugman – supported by our Pro Scholarship Programme presented by Lexus – lost just four points on her first serve in a dominant victory. She’ll play either Linda Fruhvirtova or Priscilla Hon next.

Kartal – who featured in the main draw over the past two seasons – is a step closer to a return to SW19 after she beat world No.137 Suzan Lamens 7-6(6), 6-4.

A quarter-finalist at the Lexus Ilkley Trophy last week, Kartal will look to continue her solid form against China’s Sija Wei in the next round.

Emily Appleton was the first British woman to exit Wimbledon qualifying as she lost out to France's Elsa Jacquemot 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 50 minutes.

Appleton got off to a flying start - opening with a 4-0 lead before taking the set, but Jacquemot’s consistency proved tough for the Brit to break down. The world No.151 hit only 16 unforced errors to the Brit's 33 and having forced the decider - broke Appleton on a pressure service game at 5-4 in the third.

Katy Dunne was defeated by 29-year-old Croatian Tena Lukas in a nail-biting clash 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(10-8).

The Briton saved match point with Lukas serving for the match at 5-4 in the third and went on to take an 8-5 lead in the match tie-break. However, Dunne was unable to push it over the line and a spirited performance from Tena saw her win the last five straight points.

After her first WTA main draw last week, Amelia Rajecki lost out to Australian Arina Rodionova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Teenagers Mika Stojsavljevic and Mimi Xu also went out in the opening round. Stojsavljevic was beaten by Selena Janicijevic 6-3, 6-4, while Xu lost against Ipek Oz 6-4, 6-4.

Jay Clarke will lead the challenge into the second round after he knocked out former world No.8 and French Open semi-finalist Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-3.

Clarke hit an impressive 15 aces en route to his first win on the grass this summer, setting up a second round clash world No.223 Quentin Halys.

The 25-year-old is looking to make the main draw for the fifth time in his career, with his best performance coming in 2019 (second round).

He'll be joined by George Loffhagen, whose journey back from injury saw him defeat Stefano Travaglia 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Loffhagen, who made his Wimbledon debut last year, hit an incredible 45 winners past the Italian to book a second round clash against Lexus Surbiton Trophy champion, Lloyd Harris.

Anton Matusevich put up a strong fight against Chile's Tomas Barrios Vera but eventually lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

The 23-year-old had two chances to break at 3-3 in the second before the world No.196 went reeled off five games to draw level and clinch the lead in the decider.

Oliver Crawford was beaten by two-time former Wimbledon semi-finalist Richard Gasquet 6-2, 7-6(8).

Crawford came back from a break down twice in the second set and had three set points in the tie-break but the 38-year-old kept his nerve to see himself through to the second round.

In the early match of the day, 22-year-old Felix Gill lost out to USA's Emilio Nava 6-4, 6-1, before Stuart Parker exited against Patrick Kypson 6-3, 7-6(3) in an hour and 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, there was also defeat for 2022 cinch Championships quarter-finalist Ryan Peniston, who was beaten 7-6(10), 6-2 against world No.152 Benjamin Bonzi.

Texas Christian University tennis star Jack Pinnington Jones lost against former world No.10 Lucas Pouille 6-0, 6-3 in just over an hour.