Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki returns against Spain's Carlos Gimeno Valero during their boys' singles final on day thirteen of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon July 14, 2019. — AFP pic
The 16-year-old, who was playing just his third grass court tournament, follows 1969 girls singles title winner Kazuko Sawamatsu in triumphing at the grass court Grand Slam.“He’s really nice,” said Mochizuki. “He gives me a lot of advice.Nishikori, nine times a Grand Slam quarter-finalist, took to Twitter almost immediately to fete his compatriot.
He said the pivotal moment had been when he was a set up but break points down early in the second set and managed to hold.“I wanted to hold my service game a lot. It was good. I played really tough.“Yes, it was really important game for me.”