Britain's Jack Draper has progressed to the second round of Wimbledon, where he will face compatriot Cam Norrie, after a gruelling yet thrilling five-set match against Sweden's Elias Ymir.
Draper won 3-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 after a back-and-forth match that ultimately required the Centre Court roof to be closed and floodlights turned on.
The 22-year-old will now face Nori after beating Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta 7-5 7-5 6-3 in his opening match of the tournament.
Elias Ymer fought hard against British number one Draper to reach a five-set final.
Draper lost the first set to the 25-year-old Imir, who impressed with his forehand winners from above the baseline, but took control in the second set.
The Briton broke his opponent three times across two sets, attacked more often with his devastating left forehand and looked more consistent with his powerful serve.
The fourth set was a close one, and Draper seemed to have the upper hand, but right after Draper, the home team's favorite, challenged for the final set, Ymir broke Draper at 4-4 and expressed his dissatisfaction with the service line call.
On what was undoubtedly a frustrating evening, Draper kept his composure and ultimately emerged victorious.
After Ymir finished the set, Draper was down 0-40, but with a powerful serve and mental fortitude, the Swede made it to deuce and won five points in a row to advance to the five-set final.
After a brief delay as the Centre Court roof closed, Draper took the lead in the fifth and never let it go, breaking Ymir to go ahead 3-1 and then decisively holding serve to make it 4-1.
Ymir saved four break points to win the next game 4-2, but Draper held on until 15 before serving two aces in the final service game to secure a dramatic win.
Jubb suffers painful exit
Paul Jouve narrowly missed out on his first Wimbledon title after losing in five sets to Brazilian powerhouse Thiago Seibos Wilde.
Jubb went ahead by two sets and had a match point in the third set tiebreak but failed to overcome it and Seyboth Wild fought back to win 1-6 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 7-5.
“The most important thing hanging over my head right now is that I want to cross that off my list as a child's dream. To be off by one more point would be cruel,” Jubb said.
“This is where I definitely feel like I belong. My level is there. I'm good enough to compete in the top 100 and beat the top 100 players. I got injured and had to start from scratch. So I just have to work my way up.”
The beginning of Fearnley's dream
British wildcard Jacob Fearnley continued his dream summer with a straight sets win over Alejandro Morro Canas to book his place in the second round against Novak Djokovic.
Pierre finished his five-year studies at Texas Christian University in May and was ranked just outside the top 500 before winning a qualifying event at the ATP Challenger event in Nottingham last month.
That helped the 22-year-old from Scotland earn a wild card into this year's Championships and he made his debut on a lively eighth court with a 7-5 6-4 7-6 (14-12) win.
World number 277 Fernley arrives at SW19 after a narrow defeat to compatriot Billy Harris at Eastbourne, who lost his opening match to Jaume Munar on Tuesday.
Choinski loses epic after delay
British wildcard Jan Choynski suffered an agonising exit after losing to world number 37 Luciano Darderry in a thriller that was delayed to a fifth set due to rain.
The German-born Choinski dropped a set and a game in the first round, which was then suspended due to rain.
The tall 28-year-old fought back impressively to take the lead, but after Italy's Darderi levelled the two sets, he won 7-5 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 in three hours and 30 minutes before a second enforced break was imposed.
World No. 174 Choynski returned to the 17th court and made his first appearance in the main draw last year, defeating Dusan Lajovic in four sets.
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