COL: WILD DAYS ARE OVER.

COLIN FLEMING last night set his sights on making Wimbledon without being handed a wildcard.

The Scot, playing with Scouse partner Ken Skupski, crashed out of the doubles after coming within two points of knocking out world No.30 pairing Johan Brunstrom and JeanJulien Rojer but insisted he will make an impact in years to come.

Fleming, 24, took two years out to complete his studies but has made a storming comeback into tennis, culminating in a stunning victory with Skupski over world No.1s Bob and Mike Bryan two weeks ago.

There would have been a rematch here if the Brits had won their first round and having taken the first two sets on tie-breaks that looked likely.

But losing in five sets after being 5-2 up in the third-set tie-break was a hammer blow. Fleming said: "We're gutted. In the last two tournaments we've lost two champions tie-breaks and that match there. That's cost us about 180 ranking points that would have put us in the top 100."

The Scot plans to play singles and doubles in future and believes he can do well in both forms of the game.

He said: "I want to be playing well enough to get in without the need for wildcards in singles or doubles. I aim to be here on merit."

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SKUP-ERED: Ken Skupski and Fleming, right, head for defeat