WIMBLEDON, England — Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria received his first Grand Slam title by beating Ronit Karki of the USA 6-2, 6-3 within the Wimbledon juniors ultimate on Sunday.
The 16-year-old Ivanov grew to become the second Bulgarian to win the title after Grigor Dimitrov in 2008.
He by no means confronted a break level towards Karki and completed with 22 winners, in comparison with six for his opponent. Within the second set, he misplaced simply three factors on his first serve.
“I used to be feeling my serve very nicely at present,” Ivanov stated. “In all probability my finest weapon at present.”
The victory offers Ivanov an opportunity to attend Wimbledon’s conventional Champions Dinner alongside the likes of males’s singles winner Jannik Sinner and girls’s champion Iga Swiatek.
First, although, he has to search out one thing appropriate to put on for the black-tie occasion.
“Proper now we’re coping with it (the outfit),” he stated. “I did not count on I will win. In order that’s a very good downside.”
Karki was attempting to develop into the primary qualifier to win the title since Noah Rubin in 2014.