<p class="title">Teenage British tennis player Jay Clarke says he has come to expect a flood of racist tweets, especially when he loses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 19-year-old -- who earned a wildcard invitation to Wimbledon which will be the first time he contests singles in a Grand Slam event -- won his first ever match on the ATP Tour on Monday beating number 58 Ryan Harrison of the United States in Eastbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, it was the world number 236's loss in the qualifying tournament for Eastbourne which provoked racist tweets -- he was to gain entry to the tournament as a lucky loser.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's sad, but I have normalised it," Clarke told BBC Radio referring to receiving racist abuse.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's not really a surprise anymore. It's more of a surprise when I don't get it. "I got something like 15 (abusive messages) after losing that tight match (the qualifier).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's happened a few times now so I just block them and move on with my life. They are sad people."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Clarke takes on fellow Briton Cameron Norrie later on Wednesday in the Eastbourne quarter-finals.</p>
<p class="title">Teenage British tennis player Jay Clarke says he has come to expect a flood of racist tweets, especially when he loses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 19-year-old -- who earned a wildcard invitation to Wimbledon which will be the first time he contests singles in a Grand Slam event -- won his first ever match on the ATP Tour on Monday beating number 58 Ryan Harrison of the United States in Eastbourne.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, it was the world number 236's loss in the qualifying tournament for Eastbourne which provoked racist tweets -- he was to gain entry to the tournament as a lucky loser.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's sad, but I have normalised it," Clarke told BBC Radio referring to receiving racist abuse.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's not really a surprise anymore. It's more of a surprise when I don't get it. "I got something like 15 (abusive messages) after losing that tight match (the qualifier).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's happened a few times now so I just block them and move on with my life. They are sad people."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Clarke takes on fellow Briton Cameron Norrie later on Wednesday in the Eastbourne quarter-finals.</p>