The 18-year-old former Millfield and De La Salle student is the top seed and as such received a bye in the first round yesterday. He therefore opens his account in round two this afternoon against Alexander Grocott/Paul Cook.
Clayton, who recently helped Great Britain to eighth place in the U18 European Summer Cup finals in Venice, put himself on the British tennis map by finishing runner-up in last year’s U18 Nationals.
It was an impressive feat given that the unseeded youngster had to come through qualifying to earn his place in the competition.
