Paul Jubb believes his best is yet to come after he was edged out by Nick Kyrgios in a Wimbledon thriller on Court No.3.

The 22-year-old is on the LTA’s Pro Scholarship Programme – the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 – but was beaten 3-6 6-1 7-5 6-7 (3) 7-5 by the fiery Australian in a rowdy and partisan atmosphere.

And it's a testament to how far the Hull player has come since winning the British boys title seven years ago that his reaction was of such disappointment.

He will now reset his sights on a series Challenger Tour tournaments in Spain and he knows the stat he needs to improve.

Jubb converted just two of the 13 of the break point opportunities that came his way against a player famed for their power serving - in such a close game he didn't need to shift that metric by much to claim the win.

"I'm gutted to come out second best, you don't want to be a loser," he said.

"I know I'm a fraction of the player that I'm going to be and what I'm capable of being. I'm in the early stages of my career and I'm on the journey right now. I'm looking to keep climbing and I feel like I could have played a lot better.

"I fought hard but it's not easy playing Nick with so little experience at this level.

"I've not been in the situation before but he's a difficult player. It's difficult to manage your game against a player with a serve like that.

"I had chances to break him but it's a bit of a running trend in recent matches. It was similar in the matches I lost at Queen's and Eastbourne. The important thing is I'm creating chances, it's just a matter of time before things turn out differently.

"I'm going to use this to keep moving forward. I want to be winning, I don't want to settle for narrowly losing a five-set match against a player like Nick. I'm going to keep pushing and driving."

Jubb insisted he loved the big stage atmosphere, having lost in four sets to João Sousa on his Wimbledon debut in 2019.

Kyrgios is a player famed on his on-court antics and he played to type in this match, questioning line calls and turning his frustration on the crowd, who he accused on disrespecting him.

In contrast Jubb said he maintained focus on the man - not the occasion.

"The atmosphere was great, it was first time playing in front of a big rowdy crowd and I loved it," he added

"I didn't pay attention to anything. I didn't hear anything but if something was said then that's obviously not good and we need to put that to a stop."

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