The tennis player Radu Albot has qualified -- for the first in his career -- for Wimbledon.

Albot defeated, in the third preliminary turn, the Slovak Jozef Kovalik: 4-6 7-6 6-1 6-3.

The Moldovan tennis player has secured a check worth 30,000 pounds for the performance.

If Radu Albot manages to make it to the second turn, then the award will increase to 50,000 pounds.

The best Moldovan tennis player has qualified for the main table at the last four Big Slam tournaments.