Wimbledon qualifiers: Johannus Monday and Toby Samuel take one step closer to the main draw
Qualifying action is underway at Wimbledon ahead of Monday's first round.
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Johannus Monday and Toby Samuel were early British winners on the first day of Wimbledon qualifying. </p>
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Monday, 21, has been a stand-out performer on the US college circuit and he came from a set down to defeat last year's boys' champion, Croatia's Mili Poljicak, 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-3. </p>
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Twenty-year-old Samuel, another wild card, overcame a rankings gap of nearly 250 places to defeat Swiss Antoine Bellier 6-4 7-6 (5). </p>
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But there were defeats for Stuart Parker, who won the first set against seventh seed James Duckworth before losing out 4-6 6-3 6-1, and Harry Wendelken, beaten 6-3 7-6 (6) by Italian Matteo Gigante. </p>
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Players need to win three matches to secure a place in the main draw. </p>
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