Katie Swan is dreaming of a Centre Court slot for her Wimbledon showdown with Madison Keys.
The 27-year-old became the first British player this year to make it through to the second round at SW19, as Katie Boulter's exit on Tuesday morning continued the mass exodus of home hopefuls.
Swan broke the duck with an impressive 6-4 6-4 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu to provide a much-needed lift for the British fans.
She will return on Thursday to face last year's Australian Open champion Keys and Swan is hoping a grand stage will be provided.
"That would be an unbelievable experience for me to play on Centre," Swan said.
"I think the biggest court I have played on is 2, against Bencic a few years ago. Look, I'll be happy with whatever court I get. Playing at Wimbledon is amazing in itself.
"I'll wait and see what the schedule says. I mean, yes, obviously playing on Centre would be a dream."
This was just the second Grand Slam win of Swan's career and remarkably it was against the same opponent.
Swan's only previous victory came at Wimbledon in 2018 against Begu, a match the Briton watched as preparation to boost her confidence.
"It did feel like a full-circle moment for me," she said.
"There is a lot that's happened. Feels like a different life, eight years ago me to today.
"And when I was doing research of her I did go back and watch that whole match. So many things are different in both of our games, but I thought it would be nice for me to remember that win.
"In a way it's kind of felt quite special to play her again here. I know it was eight years ago, but it still gave me a sense of confidence that I had beaten her before."
Swan is competing at Wimbledon for the first time since 2023, having overcome serious back problems.
That led to her halting her playing career and taking up coaching in America at the end of 2024 as she was forced to consider alternative options.
It was only when a new doctor was recommended to her that Swan was able to get to the bottom of her issues.
"He ended up doing a nerve kind of treatment on me," Swan said.
"It was very painful. But he found that my nerves weren't functioning properly. It wasn't very enjoyable, but I spent a couple of weeks with him, and it really, really helped. That's been kind of the turning point for me.
"There were definitely tears from how painful it was at times. But it really helped when I went back on court after seeing him."
Swan was only 19 when she last played in the second round at Wimbledon and she reflected on the journey she has been on in the eight years since then.
"Just knowing that I kept going, and I didn't stop even when things were really difficult, and I gave myself another chance to be on this stage," Swan said.
"I think she'd be proud of who I am today, to be back here."
