If Henry Searle was feeling the pressure in his quest to become the first British player in 61 years to win the boys’ title at Wimbledon, the 17-year-old from Wolverhampton wasn’t letting it show.

With a straight sets victory over No.5 seed Yaroslav Demin in the final on Sunday, the unseeded Searle calmly completed a perfect path to become a junior Grand Slam champion.

After eliminating No.1 seed Juan Carlos Prado Angelo in the opening round, he went on to beat another three seeded opponents without dropping a set throughout his six matches en route to claiming the title.

“I didn't really come into the tournament with too much of an outcome goal,” Searle said after his 6-4, 6-4 win in the final. “I tried just to beat whoever my opponent was each match and see where that took me. It ended up being pretty special.”

As he executed his big serve and stinging left-handed groundstrokes before a supportive crowd on No.1 Court, Searle also showed composure in the biggest match of his career so far.

“There were obviously a few nerves flying about before the match, which is to be expected playing on such a prestigious court at such a prestigious tournament,” the teenager said.

“I let it sink in in the warm-up a little bit, then tried to focus on the match and myself after that.”

Demin, by contrast, admitted that nerves were a factor in the one hour, 24-minute loss.

Searle required only one service break to take control of the first set, doing so in the ninth game and calmly serving it out. He extended that lead with another break of serve in the first game of the second set and maintained the advantage to complete a no-fuss win.

As the audience cheered him to victory – some sporting ‘Barmy Army’ T-shirts – Searle needed no reminder of its impact for British sport. He is only the 12th British player to win a Grand Slam boys’ singles title, and the first to lift the Wimbledon trophy since Stanley Matthews, son of the legendary footballer, in 1962.

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling. I'll definitely try to enjoy the moment over the next few days and few weeks, then I think get back to it and try to win some more titles,” he smiled.

Clervie Ngounoue was similarly dominant on her path to lift a first Grand Slam trophy, securing the Wimbledon girls’ title without surrendering a set.

The American, who peaked at world No.1 in the junior rankings last month, completed her career-best performance with victory over Nikola Bartunkova in the final.

“It sounds so good [to be a Wimbledon champion]. I'm really excited that this is my first,” said Ngounoue, who required an hour and 24 minutes to complete a 6-2, 6-2 win against the Czech.

“It was a battle out there, as I was expecting one. Nikola is not an easy player at all but I'm really glad that I was able to pull through.”

It was a power-packed performance for the No.2 seed, whose 27 winners easily outnumbered Bartunkova’s 11. And while there were also 22 errors from the eventual champion, Ngounoue maintained a level head in blustery conditions on Court 12.

“I'm really glad I was able to adapt. Now I can actually confidently say that I feel like I am well-suited for grass,” said the Washington-born teen, who is equally excited to return to a hard court.

Ngounoue, who celebrates her 17th birthday on Wednesday, will do so knowing she has taken a significant step forward in SW19.

“I was just focused on myself and trying to progress as a tennis player, knowing that this is not the end, that this is only a part of the journey. This is to set me up for more,” she said.

“[For] all of us juniors at these tournaments, these prestigious tournaments are such good opportunities not only for recognition but us personally as tennis players to progress.”

The girls’ doubles final, contested by two unseeded pairs, was won by the Czechs Laura Samsonova and Alena Kovackova. They beat Britain’s Hannah Klugman and Isabelle Lacy 6-4, 7-5 on No.3 Court.

On Court 12, the boys’ title was won by another Czech, Jakub Filip and his Italian partner Gabriele Vulpitta, who were unseeded. They also claimed victory in straight sets – 6-3, 6-3 – against No.6 seeds Arthur Gea of France and Serbia’s Branko Djuric.

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