History was created on Wednesday at the Wimbledon as 10 British players progressed to the second round of the tournament. The host nation achieved the feat for the first time since 1984. This comes a day after a record six Brits won their first-round games on Tuesday. 

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On Wednesday, Britain’s Harriet Dart, 25, defeated Spain’s Rebeka Masarova in straight sets as her mother watched and the crowd cheered. While British men’s No. 1, Cameron Norrie, 26, beat Spain’s Jaume Munar and advanced to the next round. 

However, reigning US Open Champ, Emma Raducanu, 19, and Ryan Peniston, a wildcard, failed to advance to the third round. The US Open winner was defeated in straight sets 6-3,6-3 by World number 55, France’s Caroline Garcia. Former two-time Wimbledon Champ, Andy Murray also lost to the American John Isner in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday night. The crowd gave a standing ovation to the Brit as he left the court.

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 Tennis fans across the country have continued to support and speak of their pride in the British players, despite their losses.

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Six British players won their matches on Tuesday- the most number of matches won by the nation on a single day of the tournament. Heather Watson, world no.127, shed tears of joy as she defeated Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch. She progressed to the second round along with Jack Draper, who beat Zizou Bergs of Belgium, Liam Broady, who defeated Lukáš Klein after five sets; Katie Boulter, who beat French Clara Burel; and wildcard Alastair Gray, who beat Taiwanese Tseng Chun-hsin in the Wimbledon boys’ singles in a stunning match.

Lawn Tennis Association Director of Performance, Michael Bourne, after the days’ play on Tuesday, said, “The success of the 10 players would inspire everyone to believe in British tennis.”