Former junior champion Luke Saville and grand slam rookie Matt Barton have boosted Australia's Wimbledon stocks with successful qualifying campaigns.
Saville showed true grit to seize a place in the main draw with a spirited five-set comeback win for the second year running, while Barton is savouring his maiden entry to a major draw at the ripe age of 24.
The boys' champion at the All England Club in 2011, Saville squeezed out a tense 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 win over German Matthias Bachinger in the final round of qualifying at Roehampton on Friday.
Barton upset Russian top seed Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (1-7) 6-2 6-3 to clinch a place alongside Nick Kyrgios, Bernard Tomic, John Millman, Jordan Thompson and Sam Groth in the 128-strong men's draw at the All England Club.
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