Back to finish his rain-delayed second round match against No 7 seed Jonathon O’Mara, he trailed 6-2, 5-2, but made an impressive comeback to win the second set 7-5, saving two match points along the way.
Games in the decider went with serve to 2-2, but Clayton then lost out on the crucial points, following a number of deuces, to his highly rated Scottish opponent.
Speaking from the venue in Bournemouth, the Millfield student’s mother, Gill, said: ‘It was amazing.
Scott just got out there and played really well.
Spectators were coming over to watch, astonished that the match was still going on when Jonathon had needed only two points to win.
‘Scott is disappointed but his performance shows he is very much on the pace in this league.’
