Brit Morgan claims doubles glory
Bolton's George Morgan became the only Briton to walk away from Wimbledon with a winners' medal on Sunday.
His success came after he and partner Mate Pavic beat Richmond's Oliver Golding and Jiri Vesely in the boys' doubles final.Forty-eight hours after Andy Murray's exit, and one day after Liam Broady collapsed to defeat in the boys' singles final, Morgan and Pavic ran out 3-6 6-4 7-5 winners against the top seeds on Court One.
Golding and Czech player Vesely were favourites going into the match and took the first set with relative ease.
Morgan and Croatian Pavic, seeded second, hit back though to take the second and set up a tense finale in front of a decent crowd.
Golding and Vesely cracked first in the decider, with the English youngster planting into the net on break point in the first game before slamming his racquet into the turf in disgust.
Golding was soon smiling though as he and Vesely broke back immediately, with the Czech winning the first of three available break points with a cushioned volley.
Vesely and Golding looked in little danger of blinking first as they both held to love in between two solid holds from Morgan and Pavic.
With the match at 4-4 in the last set, Golding and Vesely were given a break point but a delicate drop shot from Pavic saved the underdogs.
Saving to stay in the match, Golding buckled under pressure, finding the net to hand Morgan and Pavic a championship point. Golding quickly redeemed himself by coming to the net and smashing home a winner before levelling the set at 5-5.
Morgan and Pavic did not have to wait long to get their second match point though, as weak serving from Vesely made it 30-40 in the 12th game.
Pavic then came to the net and steered home a forehand volley to tie up victory.
Morgan, who won the prestigious Orange Bowl title in Florida last December, was delighted to have won the tournament on such a grand stage.
"It's definitely the best feeling in my career, playing on Court One and winning a tight match against two really great players," said the 18-year-old.
"It's probably not my best moment - Orange Bowl is definitely my best achievement - but this is my best feeling of winning a match."
The teenager was cheered on by a big gathering of family members who had come to London to cheer him on.
"My mum and dad were here and so was my brother, my brother's girlfriend, and some of my cousins too so that was quite good," Morgan said.
"They were all really pleased with how I played and they all came up to me and said well done at the end."
Morgan, ranked 996 in the world, now hopes to win more junior trophies this year to earn a wildcard entry into the senior's draw at SW19 next summer.
"I want to play lots of Future and Challenger (tour) matches and get my ranking up," Morgan said.
"Hopefully I will be back here next year as well. I played qualifying this year as a wild card, and I'd like to play again."
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