Yuki clinches boys singles title in Australian Open

Melbourne, Jan 31 (PTI) Yuki Bhambri created history,
becoming only the fourth Indian to win a junior Grand Slam
singles title following his emphatic straight-set win over
Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas of Germany in the boys final
at the Melbourne Park here Saturday.

Top seed Yuki swept aside unseeded Georgousdas 6-3, 6-1
in 57 minutes to pocket his first Grand Slam singles title.

The other Indians in the elite list are Ramanathan
Krishnan (1954 Junior Wimbledon champion), his son Ramesh
Krishnan (1970 Wimbledon and French Open junior champion) and
Leander Paes (1990 Junior Wimbledon and Junior US Open
champion).

The Delhi boy, who lost in the semi-finals here last
year, was at his dominant best from the start and seemed
determined to lift the title this time as he broke his German
opponent in the fourth game of the opening set to go up 3-1
and then maintained his composure to seal the first set in 31
minutes.

With his nose ahead with a set lead, Yuki did not look
back and demolished Georgousdas 6-1 in just 26 minutes in the
second set to register his first Slam title.

Yuki's dominance in the match was visible from the fact
that he hit 29 winners as compared to his opponent's 21. He
also converted four out of the seven break points and didn't
provide a single window of opportunity to the German to break
his serve.

Yuki, partnering Chinese Taipei's Liang-Chi Huang, also
made it to the semi-finals of the boys doubles event but were
shocked Friday by Russian-Japanese pair of Mikhal Biryukov
and Yasutaka Uchiyama 3-6, 1-6. PTI SSC
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