{"id":8603,"date":"2024-12-26T02:49:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T02:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/how-jack-draper-katie-boulter-henry-patten-alfie-hewett-led-british-success-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T02:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T02:49:43","slug":"how-jack-draper-katie-boulter-henry-patten-alfie-hewett-led-british-success-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/how-jack-draper-katie-boulter-henry-patten-alfie-hewett-led-british-success-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jack Draper, Katie Boulter, Henry Patten & Alfie Hewett led British success in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The task for British tennis is developing the next generation of talent and avoiding another 35-year wait<\/a> for a Grand Slam singles champion.<\/p>\n

The performances of the British juniors<\/b> this year – across singles, doubles and team events, external<\/span><\/a> – have provided optimism.<\/p>\n

Mika Stojsavljevic, who turned 16 last week, won the US Open girls’ singles title, while 17-year-old Mimi Xu and 18-year-old Charlie Robertson reached the last four in New York.<\/p>\n

Henry Searle, 18, who won the Wimbledon boys’ singles in 2023, and 15-year-old Hannah Klugman, winner of the prestigious Orange Bowl junior championships last year, have continued making strides.<\/p>\n

“Success in junior tennis is definitely a strong indicator of long-term potential but, of course, it is no guarantee,” said Iain Bates, the LTA’s head of women’s tennis.<\/p>\n

“Seeing younger players reaching the back end of junior Slams is a sign of the health of the pathway.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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