Katie Swan, Arthur Fery, Jacob Fearnley and Jan Choinski will be in second-round action on Thursday

British players suffered a wipeout on an awful first day at Wimbledon, with all 10 home players who completed their matches on Monday beaten to add to Jack Draper and Emma…

Katie Swan ended Britain’s wait for a first singles victory at this year’s Wimbledon with victory over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu

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The 27-year-old halted the exodus of home players by beating Romanian world number 173 Irina-Camelia Begu.

Katie Swan, Arthur Fery, Jacob Fearnley and Jan Choinski will be in second-round action on Thursday

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Join our writers for the latest from Thursday’s play in SW19, with British hope Katie Swan taking on Madison Keys

Swan put up a fight against grand slam champion Madison Keys in front of Sir Andy Murray and the Princess of Wales.

Swan has battled back from a career-threatening injury and is now eyeing a place in the top 100.