Double celebration for Lertcheewakarn

Lertcheewakarn and Peers
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Noppawan Lertcheewakarn proved that whatever Serena can do, she can do too after adding the girls’ doubles title to the singles trophy she won on Saturday. She and her partner Sally Peers won easily against Silvia Njiric and Kristina Mladenovic

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Herbert and Krawietz win boys' doubles trophy

Boys' doubles line-up
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France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Germany’s Kevin Krawietz became the Junior Boys’ Doubles Champions after winning a close encounter against the all-French pairing of Julien Obry and Adrien Puget 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 12-10.

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Kuznetsov crowned boys' champion

Kuznetsov and Cox
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The boy’s singles trophy is heading east once again after unseeded Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia beat Jordan Cox to win the title a year on from Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov's triumph.

Kuznetsov remained composed to overturn a one-set deficit against the American qualifier and run out a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 winner.

Speaking after his triumph Kuznetsov said: "I still can't believe that I made it. So I feel good. I think this is the best win in my life, best victory."

"I was nervous yesterday a lot, but today before the match it was not so much. But when I step on the court, it makes stronger. In the second set I relax a little and I began to play better, then just used my chances and win this match."

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Another boys' doubles marathon

The second boys’ doubles semi-final was another energy sapping encounter. Carlos Boluda-Purkiss of Spain and David Souto from Venezuela were up against against Pierre-Hugues Herbert from France and Kevin Krawietz of Germany. After two hours and 18 minutes Herbert and Krawietz battled their way to the final 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-8.

The left hander and right hander combo of Boluda-Purkiss and Souto dropped the opening set to Herbert and Krawietz who dominated the tiebreak serving well and working hard as team to go ahead on Court 3. But the Spaniard raised his game and so too did his Venezuelan partner as they recovered to level the match with the first break of serve.

The final set took 62 minutes before it was decided in the 18th game as Herbert and Krawietz capitalised on their only break of the match. Boluda-Purkiss and Souto will be devastated not to have converted one of their four missed break point opportunities that could have sent them to the final.

The French and German pair will meet Julien Obry and Adrien Puget in the final on Sunday.

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Boys' final preview

Andrey Kuznetsov
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The Boys’ Singles final will be contested by Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov and Jordan Cox of the United States.

Both boys are hoping to become the successor to last year’s champion Grigor Dimitrov and follow in the footsteps of past winners Pat Cash and Roger Federer.

Kuznetsov has had the more comfortable route to the final dropping only one set all week but has overcome some formidable opponents along the way including Australia’s Bernard Tomic in the semi-final.

The path has not been so clear for Cox who emerged triumphant from an epic semi-final against doubles partner and fellow American Devin Britton after a marathon third set that ended 16-14 in his favour.

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Lertcheewakarn and Peers through to doubles final

Unseeded pair of Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Sally Peers routinely dismissed the fifth seeds from Russia, Daria Gavrilova and Ksenia Kirillova, 6-2, 6-3, to advance to the junior girls’ doubles final on Sunday. They will play the number two seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Silvia Njiric after they broke Gavrilova and Kirillova five times and hit 32 winners during their 59 minute semi-final match.

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French boys reach the doubles final

The match took 52 games and two tiebreaks to be decided. Julien Obry and Adrien Puget of France played German-Belarussian pair Alexandros-Ferd Georgoudas and Andrei Vasilevski in the junior boys’ doubles semi-final which lasted two hour and 46 minutes. This immense tussle was settled after 309 points. The French pair were victorious after breaking twice in the 86 minute long final set to win 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (2-7), 14-12.

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Victory for Thai girl

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
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Noppowan Lertcheewakarn is crowned the 2009 Junior Girls’ Champion, defeating Kristina Mladenovic in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

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Girls’ final underway

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
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Roger Federer is not the only great player attempting to win back-to-back Roland Garros and Wimbledon titles here. A young sixteen year old from France, Kristina Mladenovic, is hoping to become the Girls’ Junior Wimbledon champion to add to her Roland Garros title.

It is fitting that such an amazing feat will be witnessed by thousands on the glorious No.1 Court at 2pm.

Noppowan Lertcheewakarn has also earned her right to be in the girls’ final. She has reached the final for the second consecutive year. In 2008 she was on the very same court where she lost to the then 14 year old Laura Robson in a thrilling three sets match. This experience may work in her favour today.

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Girls' singles final preview

Kristina Mladenovic
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The 2009 Wimbledon girls’ final pits the No.1 seed and Roland Garros champion Kristina Mladenovic against last year’s runner-up Noppawan Lertcheewakarn.

The two girls will go head to head on Court No.1 tomorrow after both came through their respective semi-final matches with relative ease. The two finalists have been on great form this week and have dropped just one set each en route to the last two.

Mladenovic of France and Thailand’s Lertcheewakarn both seem right at home playing on the grass of SW19 but after tomorrow there can only be one successor to the crown currently held by Great Britain’s Laura Robson.

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