Strydom wins at Wimbledon

NAMIBIA’S tennis sensation Jurgens Strydom and his British partner, Christopher Llewellyn, defeated American opponents Kellen Damico and Tim Smyczek in the Junior Wimbledon quarter-finals.

The score was 6-3 for the first set and another tiebreak score of 7-4 in the second set. However, the Americans fought back in the second set, holding on to their serve in each game.The second set ended with a six-all score, which led to the fourth successful defining tiebreak result for the Namibian/British pair this week.Smyczek is ranked 29th and Damico is 34th on the international junior ranking list.The winning pair will face the winners between Canadians Philip Bester and Peter Polansky and the American pair, Jesse Levine and Michael Shabaz.- NampaHowever, the Americans fought back in the second set, holding on to their serve in each game.The second set ended with a six-all score, which led to the fourth successful defining tiebreak result for the Namibian/British pair this week.Smyczek is ranked 29th and Damico is 34th on the international junior ranking list.The winning pair will face the winners between Canadians Philip Bester and Peter Polansky and the American pair, Jesse Levine and Michael Shabaz. – Nampa