Australian Open: American Kuzuhara wins juniors' marathon final
After the success in doubles at the Australian Open 2022, Bruno Kuzuhara also won the junior singles title. The American defeated Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic in a veritable marathon.
by tennisnet.com
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Jan 29, 2022, 09:18 am
3:43 hours Kuzuhara and Mensik faced each other on the final Saturday, after longer rallies the two opponents had to take breaks, the Czech seeded in fourth place even went down - just like after the match point. In the end, tournament favorite Kuzuhara prevailed 7: 6 (4), 6: 7 (6) and 7: 5.
For 17-year-old Kuzuhara, victory in the singles brought the Australian double: The American was also able to win the title in pairs. Kuzuhara won alongside Chak Lam Coleman Wong from Hong Kong.
The individual championship for the juniors also went to number one: Petra Marcinko from the Czech Republic won the final against Belgium's Sofia Costoulas 7:5 and 6:1.