The wait has been long but Britain finally has a Wimbledon boys’ singles champion. Unseeded 17-year-old Henry Searle won the title in straight sets on Sunday, becoming the first Briton to do so since 1962. Stanley Matthews, the son and namesake of the famous English footballer, was the last Briton to win the title. Searle beat Yaroslav Demin, the fifth seed, 6-4 6-4 on Court One and is the first Briton to win a Wimbledon junior title since Laura Robson in 2008. I’ll keep working hard and we’ll see what happens.”For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com

Source: CNN July 16, 2023 16:31 UTC