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 by 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 Saturday.
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