Henry Searle has become the first British boys’ singles champion at Wimbledon since 1962.
The 17-year-old, from Wolverhampton, beat fifth seed Yaroslav Demin 6-4, 6-4 on Court One at the tournament on Sunday.
His win emulated Stanley Matthews, son of the famous footballer of the same name, who triumphed 61 years ago.
Searle is this country’s first junior champion since Laura Robson won the girls’ event in 2008.
He has ensured more home success at this year’s tournament after Brit Neal Skupski won the men’s doubles on Centre Court on Saturday.
“It is amazing to play on Court One with such a special crowd and manage to get the job done,” Searle said on court.
“It’s a pretty special feeling and it is not going to come too often and I am going to try and enjoy it. It was amazing in front of this crowd today.”
