Boys: 2023 Wimbledon (Week 28)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Boys: 2023 Wimbledon (Week 28)

Nix · Futures level

Yes there are three matches on the OOP still left to play on each court!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And Henry Searle gets the match on the very first point after resumpton of play - an ace

But Henry Jefferson ended up in a MTB, and lost 7-10 ::((

An excellent match from him, though. So, so close. Good level. I thought the Chinese lad was very solid, and had some nice skills. Henry's serve will get better and better as he gets stronger - he's doing well - made tons of progress from last year, I'd say

DavidC · Tennis legend

Next up for Henry is Arthur Gea, who lost to the eventual winner at Roehampton (Joao Fonseca - a probablye opponent of the winner of Henry's R3 in the quarters) and has an ATP ranking of 843. Both boys and girls singles are being played tomorrow

R2

Henry Searle d. (Q) Manas Dhamne (IND) 6-1 6-4
(8) Joao Fonseca (BRA) d. (WC) Charlie Robertson 6-1 6-4
(9) Darwin Blanch (USA) d. (WC) Viktor Frydrych 6-7(6) 6-3 6-3
(3) Yi Zhou (CHN) d. (WC) Henry Jefferson 4-6 6-3 7-6(7)
(5) Yaroslav Demin (***) d. (WC) Freddy Blaydes 6-3 6-0

R3

Henry Searle v Arthur Gea (FRA) court 4 match 1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

First set to Henry 6-4

Allez, Henry - it's a decent match - Henry broke, then played a poor game and got broken back, but didn't get down in himself and finished the set off well

LOTS of noisy fans

DavidC · Tennis legend

Backed by a good contingent of his vocal support group Henry quickly took advantage of Arthur's problems on serve early on to take a 3-1 lead. One errant service game got the French boy back on track, but Henry reasserted himself with a strong game to break for 5-4 and serve out the set 6-4

DavidC · Tennis legend

Henry wins 6-4 6-2 smile

Like the first set he broke early and had a wobble in the middle, offering the French boy (who was disappointing overall ) a way back in, but on this occasion he saved the breakpoints (and had breakpoints in every Gea service game in the set)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes. That was an 'easy' win really. It wasn't 100% one-way traffic but the result never really looked in danger.

Henry was better in all areas.

Allez, my man, keep on going

DavidC · Tennis legend

Roehampton champion Joao Fonseca has won again, and will be Henry's quarter-final opponent.

DavidC · Tennis legend

R3

Henry Searle d. Arthur Gea (FRA) 6-4 6-2

QF

Henry Searle v (8) Joao Fonseca (BRA) Court 3 match 2

Doubles R2

(7) Blanch/Horovitz (USA) d. Blaydes/Gusic Wan 6-2 6-4
Bondioli/Cina (ITA) d. Frydrych/Weir 6-3 6-2
(8) Berkieta/Searle (POL/GBR) d. Bigun/Zhou (USA/CHN) 6-4 6-4

QF

(8) Berkieta/Searle (POL/GBR) v TBD

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Henry is doing just great

Got to 6-6 and then blasted the tiebreak

C'mon, my man - with his wonderfully noisy fanbase

LordBrownof · Futures level

HENNNRRRYYYYYYY! Let's go! What a match, what a point in his last return game. Fabulous. So mature too.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oh, Lordy - I've a HUGE smile all over my face

(And at the second Henry won, Mika took the second set - which is absolutely hilarious given what's been going on on that court - not a bad time to support juniors

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Henry is SO good at playing his own tennis - not getting sucked into the other guy's style - he really makes his presence felt - I think it surprises the other boys - the Wolverhampton fans help do that too

LordBrownof · Futures level

I'm looking at the numbers (albeit, I am very much a novice when it comes to the junior rankings) and this may take Henry into the Top 10?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Marvellous, well done Henry !