Positive Niland focused for Slam debut
The Limerick-native faces Frenchman Adrian Mannarino at SW19 on Court 17 (12 noon), with the not insignificant carrot of a second-round tie against the Swiss, most probably on centre-court, should he overcome the player 131 places ahead of him in the world rankings.
And, while Niland is attempting to keep to that age-old sportsman’s mantra of focusing on one game at a time, he does admit playing the six-time Wimbledon champion on what has effectively become Federer’s own backyard is difficult to ignore.
