Alexander Blockx of Belgium beat American Learner Tien 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (9) to win the junior boys championship at the Australian Open on Saturday. (More Tennis News)
Australian Open 2023: Alexander Blockx, Alina Korneeva Win Junior Titles
Blockx called his three-set win one of the hardest battles of his life.
Alexander Blockx holds the juniors trophy after his finals win on Saturday.
Alexander Blockx holds the juniors trophy after his finals win on Saturday.
"It was one of my hardest battles of my life," the 17-year-old Blockx said.
In the junior girls singles final, ninth-seeded Alina Korneeva beat seventh-seeded Mirra Andreeva 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-5 in a 3-hour, 18-minute baseline duel between the 15-year-old Russian doubles partners.
"It's not our last battle,” Korneeva said during the trophy presentations. "We will have a lot of good matches."
In the junior girls doubles final, Renata Jamrichova of Slovakia and Federica Urgesi of Italy beat Japan's Hayu Kinoshita and Sara Saito 7-6 (5), 1-6, 10-7.
Tien paired with fellow American Cooper Williams to beat Blockx and Brazilian Joao Fonseca 6-4, 6-4 in the junior boys doubles final on Friday.
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