Hemel Hempstead’s Katy Dunne says it would mean the ‘world’ to qualify for Wimbledon after she progressed to the second round of the competition’s qualifying tournament in Roehampton.

The 22-year-old produced an impressive performance to overcome Ivana Jorovic 7-5, 7-5 and take one step closer to qualifying for her first championships at the All England Club.

And Dunne showcased the kind of composure that has propelled her to number 286 in the world rankings, recovering two service games in the last moments of the match to see off her Serbian opponent in one hour and 32 minutes.

Speaking after her victory, the British number nine vowed to not get carry away as she bids for a place at one of the most iconic tennis tournaments in the world, having played in previous Wimbledon qualifiers before.

“It’s not new territory, which is quite nice. I’m going to approach the game in the same way, take every point that it comes, really compete hard and see what happens,” Dunne said.

“It would mean the world to qualify, but I’ve got a long way to go before that can happen.

“I was very pleased with my performance. I knew she was a tough competitor and that I had to be on my game to be tough against her. I think I did that well with some of the missed opportunities I had against her.

“When I lost my service game at five all and I felt the rain coming I felt, ‘Urgh Katy why didn’t you finish that off and serve it out.’ But I got myself back on the job I needed to do. It worked out.”

The event at the Bank of England Sports Club is the preliminary tournament to the main Championships which runs from June 26-29, the week before the prestigious All England Club event.

This year sees Dunne compete for one of the 12 qualifying places on offer in the women’s knock-out competition out of a field of 96 players, all of whom have neither a high enough ranking nor a wild card to automatically qualify for a spot at Wimbledon.

And although rain halted Dunne’s match when she got underway on Tuesday, the promising young tennis star, who trains at Gosling Tennis Club, used it to her advantage and took some well-deserved time out with her family.

“It was quite nice, obviously I travel a lot – I was in Japan just before the grass season, before that I was in Australia.

“Up until last year, I’ve not been away much with the other British girls. But the last couple of trips there’s been a few of us, so it’s nice to have some Brit company.

“I don’t see my family that much. My uncle and cousin were here yesterday so I got to chat with them. I see my mum a bit too much over the grass court season anyway, but my dad he never really sees me play.”

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