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July is the month for Wimbledon champions, and is also the season for college players to dive into the Pro Circuit competition. Featuring every current and former collegian who won a title last month wasn't possible, and these 18 top performances also don't include the USTA Clay Court Champions, who were featured individually earlier two weeks ago. But here's another round of congratulations for Jordan Lee, Hannah Ayrault, Jack Kennedy, Julieta Pareja, Stiles Brockett, Natasha Rajaram, Nicholas Heng and Bridget Stammel for earning those precious USTA gold balls.
| | Liv Hovde The 16-year-old from Texas proved to be the queen of grass in England last month, winning both the International Tennis Association Grade 1 warmup tournament in Roehampton and the Wimbledon girls title. The top seed in both events, Hovde survived a match point in the third round against Canadian Kayla Cross at the All England Club, but dominated in her final three victories, including her 6-3, 6-4 win in the final over No. 7 seed Luca Udvardy of Hungary. Although she earned no points at Wimbledon, Hovde's Roehampton title helped her reach a career-high ITF junior ranking of 4. (Photo credit: Paul Ballard) |
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| | Mili Poljicak After recovering from a gastrointestinal illness just in time to rebound in his quarterfinal match at Wimbledon, the 17-year-old Croatian went on to seize the title, becoming the first from his country to win a Wimbledon junior singles title. Poljicak, the No. 3 seed, defeated unseeded Michael Zheng of New Jersey 7-6(2), 7-6(3) in the boys final, coming from a break down in both sets. Poljicak, who prepared for the final by practicing with men's champion Novak Djokovic, won the Roland Garros boys doubles title in June. (Photo credit: Paul Ballard)
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