Mochizuki Makes Grand Slam History For Japan At Wimbledon.
Shintaro Mochizuki made history on Sunday becoming the first Japanese player to win a boy’s Grand Slam title, beating Carlos Gimeno Valero of Spain 6-3, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final.
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.” Mochizuki admitted not being used to playing in front of so many people on Court One had made him reluctant to perform in front of them.“But it was fun. It’s so many people were there. I was a little bit nervous.”
However, once out there he rather enjoyed playing to his audience, with one jump smash being a special crowd pleaser.“It was easy ball. I just wanted to make people have fun watching me.”
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