Even though it was one of the smaller courts, I felt carried by the crowd.

'And the crowd was electric tonight at my court. The victory is the British number six's first in a Grand Slam tournament after he was handed a Wimbledon wildcard for the first time this year. German-born Choinski sealed a shock 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 6-2 win in his Wimbledon debut over Serb Dusan Lajovic, ranked 108 places above him. Crowd 'carried' Choinski to first ever win at a Grand Slam

McNally, ranked number 67 in the world and also going for a maiden appearance in the second round of Wimbledon, came back in the second but Burrage stood her ground to secure the victory on her sixth match point with a forehand winner. Having prepared well on grass with a run to the final of the Nottingham Open, Burrage got off to a flying start, dropping only one game on her way to wrapping up the first set in just 22 minutes. 'Somehow got back on the horse with help from family and friends, and my boyfriend as well, really helped push through that not-so-nice time.'īurrage, who had suffered first-round exits in the previous two years at SW19, put her troubles behind her to secure an impressive win over McNally, who appeared to be struggling with a knee injury of her own through the match. Would have really enjoyed it and loved it. 'I was going to go to an American university, get a degree there, have a great life. 'After my third ankle operation, my mind had decided that that was it. 'Three ankle surgeries, a fractured knee and stress fractures to the arm and ribs - I can keep going and going,' she said. The British number two reeled off her long list of injuries after the victory, her first ever in a Grand Slam. 'I've been waiting for my run to happen and hopefully this is the start of it,' an emotional Burrage said in her on-court interview.įellow Briton Jan Choinski progressed in his first Grand Slam tournament, while Liam Broady also advanced.īut Harriet Dart lost 6-7 (4-7) 6-0 6-4 to France's Diane Parry and Katie Swan was beaten 7-5 6-2 by Swiss 14th seed Belinda Bencic.ĭan Evans was also in action on day one in the men's draw against France's Quentin Halys but play was suspended because of bad light with the Briton trailing 6-2 6-3.įollowing a rain delay at the All England Club, conditions were tricky with the wind swirling around the courts and world number 108 Burrage coped well with the challenging circumstances.

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