Claire Liu Ends Drought for American Women in Wimbledon Junior Singles.
Oddly enough, though, it had been a quarter of a century since an American girl had won the Wimbledon junior singles tournament.
The last junior girl from the United States to win the event was Chanda Rubin in 1992, when Venus Williams was only 12.
Wimbledon was the second consecutive Grand Slam girls’ final between two Americans.
1 seed here, won the United States Open junior event in September, defeating Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia in straight sets.
Liu trains at the United States Tennis Association’s facility in Carson, Calif., and there has been a belief among top U.S.T.A.
“She’s really good.” Liu said that training with the other young women in Carson, and also on tour with other players in the U.S.T.A.
It’s really good to have a good group of juniors pushing each other.” Liu is not physically imposing like the Williams sisters, or Garbiñe Muguruza, who beat Venus in straight sets in the women’s final on Saturday.
Li trains at the U.S.T.A.
“I still can’t even believe it.” DOUBLES CHAMPIONS CROWNED Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo won the men’s doubles title, beating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 13-11.