LONDON — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer turned the primary Norwegian man to win a Grand Slam singles title at both the junior or skilled stage by beating Mees Rottgering of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-3 Sunday within the boys’ last at Wimbledon.
The 17-year-old Budkov Kjaer broke his opponent 4 instances within the second set, together with within the last sport on No. 1 Court docket.
“It feels wonderful to realize childhood aim of mine,” the second-seeded Budkov Kjaer mentioned. “So very happy with that and pleased with my efficiency in the present day.”
Norway’s Casper Ruud has reached three Grand Slam finals with out profitable one, and Budkov Kjaer mentioned it was “an important milestone” to be the primary Norwegian male with a significant singles title.
“But it surely’s solely juniors, so I’m making an attempt to realize greater issues,” he mentioned.
Within the women’ last, top-seeded Renata Jamrichova of Slovakia beat Emerson Jones of Australia 6-3, 6-4 for her second junior Grand Slam title of 2024.
It was a rematch of their women’ last on the Australian Open this yr, which Jamrichova additionally gained. She mentioned she upped her sport much more on this one, and she or he made only one unforced error within the first set.
“It was for positive the most effective junior match I’ve ever performed,” the 17-year-old Jamrichova mentioned. “It was simply, I feel, a greater tennis than we performed in Australia. I feel was such a pleasant match in the present day.”
