Edinburgh's Jacob Fearnley will make his Wimbledon singles main draw debut this week and while his wildcard came somewhat unexpectedly, he's eager…
at tennis' All England Club against Spanish qualifier Alejandro Moro Canas, it’ll feel unlike anything he’s ever experienced.
Having surged his way through the draw as a qualifier in Nottingham, Fearnley defeated fellow Brit, Charles Broom, in three sets in the final and the Scot’s maiden ATP Challenger Tour level tournament win was, he admits, a hugely significant moment in his still fledgling professional career. Much of his anonymity is down to the fact he’s spent almost five years in America having begun studying at TCU in Fort Worth in Texas when he was just 18.
Fearnley’s emergence couldn’t have come at a better time given there’s likely to be a sizeable hole appearing in Scottish tennis very soon with Andy Murray’s imminent retirement. “What Andy’s done for the sport as a whole and for British and Scottish tennis is unbelievable. If I could have even a quarter of the career he’s had, I’ll be very happy."
“Then, for the rest of the year, I’ll work on getting my ranking up and hopefully I can start making it into grand slam qualies and then grand slam main draws,” he says.
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