Russian tennis player Yaroslav Demin has reached the final of junior Wimbledon-2023.
The Russian athlete defeated the US representative Darwin Blanche in the semi-finals. The match ended in three sets with scores of 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. For just now, this is the first time juniors reach the finals of Grand Slam tournaments.
The Russian athlete will compete with the British representative Henry Searle for the cup. The game will be played on July 16.
At the last Roland Garros, Demin became the champion of the junior doubles tournament with Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez, but did not compete for the trophy in singles.
Russian tennis players compete in international tournaments as neutral athletes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that international organizations not allow domestic athletes.
Russian and Belarusian tennis players missed the last Wimbledon draw due to the decision of the organizers. Because of this, Wimbledon 2022 was deprived of ranking points, while the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) also fined the organizers with fines – initially the amount was $1 million, but was cut in half.
Shamil Tarpishchev, Former President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) let down The results of the Russian performance at Wimbledon.