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South Wales Guardian
27-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Hamish Stewart determined to learn from Qualifying defeat
The Strathblane star valiantly battled to the last against Leandro Riedi, but went down 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 in Roehampton It brought down the curtain on an action-packed week for Stewart, who had already come through four matches before his progress was checked by Riedi. But the 25-year-old world No.550, who trains in Stirling, is insistent that he heads home with his head held high. 'It's been tough on the body a little bit but not too bad, said the 25-year-old. 'I'm very proud and if you told me at the start of pre-qualifying, that I'd get to qualifying, I'd have bit your arm off. 'I'm proud. I'm disappointed not to get the last one but it's a huge confidence booster and has given me a lot of drive and belief for the rest of the year. 'It's motivated me a lot for the rest of the year getting this close. To think back to this time last year that I would be one match away from getting in is huge and I just want to get back out there. 'I want to be here off my ranking next year. That's achievable and something I'm looking to do.' Stewart wasn't the only Brit taking centre stage in Roehampton, with compatriots Oliver Tarvet and Emily Appleton also in action. Tarvet made history by becoming the first British man to advance to the main draw through qualifying since Alexander Ward in 2017. The world No.719 got the better of Alexander Blockx 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1 to reach his first-ever Grand Slam main draw, at the same tournament he attended as a child. 'It's a great feeling, qualifying for your first Slam,' said Tarvet. 'As a kid, we used to go every year with either my parents or my sister. 'I played tennis growing up and was pretty good, so it was something I'd always looked forward to, coming down to Wimbledon and seeing the professionals. 'It seemed so far away then but it's the reality now and it's a great feeling. I was happy to pull through.' But there was no such happy ending for Appleton, who was defeated by Veronika Erjavec 6-2 2-6 6-0. For the latest action on the British summer grass court season, check out the LTA website
South Wales Argus
27-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Hamish Stewart determined to learn from Qualifying defeat
The Strathblane star valiantly battled to the last against Leandro Riedi, but went down 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 in Roehampton It brought down the curtain on an action-packed week for Stewart, who had already come through four matches before his progress was checked by Riedi. But the 25-year-old world No.550, who trains in Stirling, is insistent that he heads home with his head held high. 'It's been tough on the body a little bit but not too bad, said the 25-year-old. 'I'm very proud and if you told me at the start of pre-qualifying, that I'd get to qualifying, I'd have bit your arm off. 'I'm proud. I'm disappointed not to get the last one but it's a huge confidence booster and has given me a lot of drive and belief for the rest of the year. 'It's motivated me a lot for the rest of the year getting this close. To think back to this time last year that I would be one match away from getting in is huge and I just want to get back out there. 'I want to be here off my ranking next year. That's achievable and something I'm looking to do.' Stewart wasn't the only Brit taking centre stage in Roehampton, with compatriots Oliver Tarvet and Emily Appleton also in action. Tarvet made history by becoming the first British man to advance to the main draw through qualifying since Alexander Ward in 2017. The world No.719 got the better of Alexander Blockx 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1 to reach his first-ever Grand Slam main draw, at the same tournament he attended as a child. 'It's a great feeling, qualifying for your first Slam,' said Tarvet. 'As a kid, we used to go every year with either my parents or my sister. 'I played tennis growing up and was pretty good, so it was something I'd always looked forward to, coming down to Wimbledon and seeing the professionals. 'It seemed so far away then but it's the reality now and it's a great feeling. I was happy to pull through.' But there was no such happy ending for Appleton, who was defeated by Veronika Erjavec 6-2 2-6 6-0. For the latest action on the British summer grass court season, check out the LTA website
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hamish Stewart determined to learn from Wimbledon Qualifying defeat
Hamish Stewart is determined to take lessons from his third round Wimbledon Qualifying defeat. The Strathblane star valiantly battled to the last against Leandro Riedi, but went down 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 in Roehampton Advertisement It brought down the curtain on an action-packed week for Stewart, who had already come through four matches before his progress was checked by Riedi. But the 25-year-old world No.550, who trains in Stirling, is insistent that he heads home with his head held high. 'It's been tough on the body a little bit but not too bad, said the 25-year-old. 'I'm very proud and if you told me at the start of pre-qualifying, that I'd get to qualifying, I'd have bit your arm off. 'I'm proud. I'm disappointed not to get the last one but it's a huge confidence booster and has given me a lot of drive and belief for the rest of the year. Advertisement 'It's motivated me a lot for the rest of the year getting this close. To think back to this time last year that I would be one match away from getting in is huge and I just want to get back out there. 'I want to be here off my ranking next year. That's achievable and something I'm looking to do.' Stewart wasn't the only Brit taking centre stage in Roehampton, with compatriots Oliver Tarvet and Emily Appleton also in action. Tarvet made history by becoming the first British man to advance to the main draw through qualifying since Alexander Ward in 2017. The world No.719 got the better of Alexander Blockx 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1 to reach his first-ever Grand Slam main draw, at the same tournament he attended as a child. Advertisement 'It's a great feeling, qualifying for your first Slam,' said Tarvet. 'As a kid, we used to go every year with either my parents or my sister. 'I played tennis growing up and was pretty good, so it was something I'd always looked forward to, coming down to Wimbledon and seeing the professionals. 'It seemed so far away then but it's the reality now and it's a great feeling. I was happy to pull through.' But there was no such happy ending for Appleton, who was defeated by Veronika Erjavec 6-2 2-6 6-0. For the latest action on the British summer grass court season, check out the LTA website
South Wales Argus
26-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Hamish Stewart hoping his Wimbledon dream will come true
The Strathblane star had to dig deep to defeat Luca Van Assche in a deciding tie-break to set-up a win-and-in battle with Switzerland's Leandro Riedi at qualifying in Roehampton. Stewart beat Van Assche 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(9) to move into the third round. It was another thrilling chapter of a rollercoaster journey, with Stewart having had to progress through a pre-qualifying competition just to confirm his place in SW15. And while the Scot may be the one taking centre stage, he admits he still can't quite believe the events that have led him to this moment. "I'm still trying to figure out what's going on a little bit to be honest. It'll take some time for it to drop," he said. "I'm glad to get the job done. I've saved quite a few match points before but nothing compared to this level of stress and pressure. "It's a dream to play at Wimbledon, especially being British and growing up watching Andy Murray win it. It's an absolute dream to play there and if at the start of qualifying, you'd have told me I'd be in this situation, I'd have bitten your arm off." Stewart's success over Van Assche marks his second this week, having defeated Valentin Vacherot in the first round on Monday. The world number 550 was trailing 6-4 6-5 to the Monegasque when his foe had to retire due to injury after slipping on the grass. Stewart's subsequent battle against Van Assche was a much tighter affair, with the pair delighting the Roehampton crowd with a breathless showcase of grass court tennis. And it so easily could have gone the other way, with Van Assche leading 8-4 in the deciding tie-break, only for Stewart to claw his way back tooth and nail ahead of sealing it11-9 after his French opponent served a double-fault on match point. Stewart said: "It was a bit of a blur. I threw in a dodgy service game at 5-4 and I felt like I was there in the tiebreak but I was 8-4 down. "He threw in a double [fault] at 8-4, and I was like 'okay, he's feeling it', so I continued to gets balls in court and to be aggressive and somehow won. "It's been a rollercoaster. I've had a bit of luck but I feel I was due a bit of luck and I'm loving the experience." Oliver Tarvet also progressed to the next round by beating Canada's Alexis Galarneau 6-6 6-2. Ryan Peniston lost to Spain's Martin Landaluce 3-6 6-4 6-4, while Paul Jubb bowed out in straight sets 6-3 6-2 to Italy's Giulio Zeppieri and Oliver Bonding lost out to Juan Pablo Ficovich 7-5 6-4. Peniston said: "I'll take loads of positives from this week for sure, especially from this match," said Peniston. "It feels like I'm getting closer to where I want to be. "It was amazing here. It's always nice to play in front of home fans. We only get it a few weeks a year so to put out a good performance was enjoyable." For the latest action on the British summer grass court season, check out the LTA website
BBC News
23-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
World 550 Stewart two matches away from Wimbledon
Scotland's Hamish Stewart has navigated three of five rounds in the world 550's first attempt to qualify for the Wimbledon men's singles at 25-year-old from Strathblane defeated former Davis Cup player Liam Broady 4-6 6-4 7-5 to become one of four British players granted wild cards into Wimbledon on Monday he saved a match point before progressing against Valentin Vacherot of Monaco when his opponent was forced to retire after slipping on the was trailing 6-4 6-5 at the time to the 26-year-old who is currently ranked 267 in the world. The Scot, who played Junior Wimbledon in his teens, next faces French 21-year-old Luca Van Assche, who has a career high of 63 but is currently 186, defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo, the world number 107 who was seeded three for the qualifying tournament, 7-6 beating 31-year-old Broady, who has slipped to 632 in the rankings, Stewart had defeated another Englishman, Ben Jones, ranked 620, 6-4 mainly on the third-tier ITF Futures circuit, Stewart warmed up for Wimbledon qualifying with a 7-6 6-2 defeat by United States' world 191 Murphy Cassone in an attempt to qualify for the second-tier Challenger event in Ilkley. Should Stewart defy his ranking and oust Van Assche, he will need to then overcome either Swiss world 374 Leandro Riedi or Argentine 24th seed Federico Agustin Gomez, currently 134, to claim one of the 16 qualifying places for the main begins on 30 June, with Scotland's Jacob Fearnley and Cameron Norrie already in the main draw.
