LONDON (AP) — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer became the first Norwegian man to win a Grand Slam singles title at either the junior or professional level by beating Mees Rottgering of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in the boys’ final at
The 17-year-old Budkov Kjaer broke his opponent four times in the second set, including in the final game on No. 1 Court.
“It feels amazing to achieve childhood goal of mine,” the second-seeded Budkov Kjaer said. “So very proud of that and happy with my performance today.”
Norway’s Casper Ruud has reached three Grand Slam finals without winning one, and Budkov Kjaer said it was “a great milestone” to be the first Norwegian male with a major singles title.
“But it’s only juniors, so I’m trying to achieve bigger things,” he said.
