Ryan Peniston :The first day of Wimbledon is a time of initial optimism of an outsider who is making a strong assertion in the midst of the best of tennis in the world.
The triumph in 2001 in the 2001 final of Croatian player Goran Ivanisevic is a prime victory over the odds following his entry into in the competition as a wildcard.
His final run and epic victory against Pat Rafter marked a historic first for him as the player with the lowest ranking (No. 125) to take home Wimbledon and was the only male wildcard to take home the Grand Slam singles title.
It’s an impossible goal, but British fans will be placing hope on Ryan Peniston after his thrilling race in the Queen’s Club Championship.
Who is Ryan Peniston?
Peniston is an underdog within the UK tennis scene, despite being considered an emerging superstar by the coaches of his tennis.
Being a cancer survivor in his early years Peniston’s physical development was hindered, and he discovered himself behind the rest of his peers in his teens. He said to Sky News: “I suffered from rhabdomyosarcoma when I was a one-year-old. My life was drastically altered by it and changed my career in tennis.
“I began to grow really late, but not until I was around 15 or 16. The other players were massive and had massive serves. I was just a tiny child trying to catch the ball. It’s given me a lot of strength and puts things in perspective occasionally.”
A rapid growth spurt was an key increase in his performance prior to his entry into his first University of Memphis’ tennis program at the age of the age of 18.
In his time in the USA and Canada, he played for his GB University Team, playing an key role in their Master “U” championships gold medal victory before becoming a professional in the year 2019. At 26 years old He is beginning to attract his attention from the general tennis world.
Was Ryan Peniston do at Queen’s and Eastbourne?
Peniston’s career as a professional was brought to light by her appearance in The 2020 Battle of the Brits competition prior to qualifying slots for The Nottingham Open and Queen’s Club Championships in 2021.
He came back with Queen’s this year and had an exciting performance to reach the quarterfinals that included victories against the top seed as well as French Open finalist Casper Ruud and Francisco Cerundolo.
The impressive form was evident in an annual Wimbledon curtain-raiser for the Eastbourne International, with victories against top-50 opponents in Holger Rune as well as Pedro Martinez before a quarterfinal defeat to his fellow countryman Jack Draper.
Who is Ryan Peniston play in Wimbledon the first round?
After being given the chance to play as a wild card at Wimbledon Peniston has stayed clear of the possibility of a big-hitter with the possibility of playing against Swiss veteran Henri laaksonen in the first round.
The 30-year-old hasn’t gone beyond the first round of SW19 but is still 39 spots ahead of his British opponent.
Peniston Peniston. Laaksonen was due to begin on June 27. However due to the day’s match being affected by weather conditions, the match will begin on June 27 at 11:00 a.m. BST for Court 12.
Who are the other British wild cards at Wimbledon 2022?
The wild-card route has been kind to British players in 2022 with Peniston one of five male players handed a singles slot.
His former doubles partner Liam Broady was included in the draw, alongside Jay Clarke, Alastair Gray and Paul Jubb.
In the women’s singles draw, Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage, Sonay Kartal, Yuriko Miyazaki and Katie Swan were all included on the wild-card list, alongside seven-time winner Serena Williams.
| Name | World Ranking | First-round opponent |
| Ryan Peniston | 135 | Henri Laaksonen |
| Liam Broady | 132 | Lukas Klein |
| Jay Clarke | 156 | Chris Harrison |
| Alastair Gray | 288 | Tseng Chun-hsin |
| Paul Jubb | 219 | Nick Kyrios |
| Sonay Kartal | 226 | Danka Kovinic |
| Katie Boulter | 118 | Clara Burel |
| Katie Swan | 184 | Marta Kostyuk |
| Yuriko Miyazaki | 204 | Caroline Garcia (lost 6-4 1-6 6-4 (4-10)) |
| Jodie Burrage | 141 | Lesia Tsurenko (lost 2-6 3-6) |
