NAOMI Cavaday is dreaming of a return to Wimbledon after moving to within one match of earning a ticket to the All England Club next week.

The 20-year-old world number 286 edged an epic three-set match 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 against 20th seed Angelique Kerber from Germany yesterday.

Cavaday – who lost to eventual champion Venus Williams on Centre Court at Wimbledon last year – missed out on a wildcard for this year’s main draw after her world ranking dropped below 250 due to illness.

The Kent-born ace missed six months of action last year with glandular fever but is determined to reach Wimbledon the hard way this time around after battling through windy conditions to see off the world number 133.

“She’s a top player and I did really well to come through it,” she said. “I’ve played in conditions as tough as this before but you can’t allow yourself to be frustrated.

“I started very well and to get a 6-0 start is obviously very pleasing but it is difficult to maintain that level and I started missing shots in the second set.

“But I managed to hold it together in the final set and I’m delighted to go through.”

But there was no good news for the three remaining British men as they crashed out at the second round stage in Roehampton.

Former British junior number one Marcus Willis slipped to a 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Italy’s Andrea Stoppini while Alexander Peya from Austria ended Joshua Milton’s Wimbledon campaign courtesy of a 3-6, 6- 4, 6-2 win.

Ukraine-born Alex Slabinsky was the final Brit to bite the dust, losing 7-6, 6-1 to fourth seed Roko Karanusic.

Meanwhile, British number two Alex Bogdanovic – who has been handed a wildcard for Wimbledon for the eighth consecutive year – insists he’s in the shape of his life despite losing to Dmitry Tursunov at the AEGON International.

The 25-year-old looked on his way to a famous victory when he took the first set against the world number 27 before losing 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in the second round at Eastbourne.

But despite finding Tursunov a step too far Bogdanovic – who has never won a match at Wimbledon – is adamant he can break his losing duck next week.

“I think this is the best I’ve played. I’m playing some really good tennis and I’m going into Wimbledon with great confidence.”

And British number four James Ward was also sent packing at Eastbourne as he lost in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 to Canadian world No.126 Frank Dancevic.

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