Wimbledon Boys’ Singles Championships 2021

Former winner and current challenger Shintaro Mochizuki was the defending champion.

He played in the qualifying round for men’s singles, but was eliminated by Tallon Griekspoor.
Samir Banerjee defeated Victor Lilov 7-5, 6-3 in the championship match to claim victory.

Wimbledon Boys' Singles Championships 2021

Samir Banerjee Wins 2021 Wimbledon Boys’ Singles Title, Tops Victor Lilov in all-U.S. Final

On Sunday, 2021, American Samir Banerjee of Basking Ridge, New Jersey defeated fellow countryman Victor Lilov 7-5, 6-3 to win the boys’ singles title at Wimbledon.

The victory moves the 17-year-old up to the position of second-ranked American lad in the junior world rankings.

An early 5-2 lead for the Indian-origin Banerjee was quickly cut in half by the Raleigh, North Carolina native Lilov.

To finish off the first set and establish a 5-2 lead in the second, the high school junior and Columbia University commit won seven of the next nine games.

Lilov, whose world junior no. 9 ITF ranking was at stake, fought back valiantly when it counted most, fending off match points on both his serve and return.

On match point 4, Banerjee’s backhand went long, and he celebrated in surprise.

Wimbledon 2021: Indian-American Samir Banerjee Wins Boys’ Singles Title

On Sunday, Samir Banerjee, an American tennis player of Indian ancestry, defeated fellow countryman Victor Lilov, 6-2, 6-2, to win the Wimbledon boys’ singles title.

The 17-year-old was playing in just his second junior Grand Slam tournament, and he won 7-5, 6-3. The match lasted one hour and 22 minutes.

Banerjee, ranked 19 in the world, had been eliminated in the first round of the junior French Open. His family emigrated to the United States in the 1980s.

In 2009, Yuki Bhambri became the last Indian to win a juvenile singles title at the Australian Open, while in 2015.

Sumit Nagal and Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam won the boys doubles title at Wimbledon.

When Ramanathan Krishnan won the Junior Wimbledon title in 1954, he made history as the first Indian to achieve so at that level.

Leander Paes won the junior Wimbledon and US Open in 1990, while Ramesh Krishnan won the junior Wimbledon and French Open in 1970.

Conclusion

In an all-American final on No. 1 Court, Indian-American Samir Banerjee defeated Victor Lilov to win the Wimbledon men’s junior title.

Banerjee, at just 17 years old, defeated Lilov 7-5, 6-3 and dropped only three sets total at the All England Club.

Although Banerjee did not enter the competition with a high seed, his surprising run has blown everyone away.