America may be having a lean time of it in the men’s game right now but the future might be a little brighter after Reilly Opelka won the junior title here.
The 17-year-old, who stands 6ft 10in tall, rammed down 15 aces as he beat the talented and highly regarded Swede Mikael Ymer 7-6, 6-4 on Court No1. It is 12 years since an American man last won a grand slam but it seems they are doing something right behind the scenes.
Opelka is the second straight American winner of the boys’ event, following on from Noah Rubin’s victory last summer and he is the second straight grand slam champion after Tommy Paul won the French Open last month.