Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 14, 2019 Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki poses with a trophy as he celebrates winning the boys' singles final against Spain's Carlos Gimeno Valero REUTERS/Hannah McKay
LONDON (Reuters) - Teenager Shintaro Mochizuki became the first Japanese to win a junior boys' Grand Slam title, beating Spain's Carlos Gimeno Valero 6-3 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.
The 16-year-old backed his aggressive backhand throughout the contest and went on to win 17 of his 23 points at the net to seal victory in 61 minutes.
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