Bonding and Gusic Wan to face off in LTA's Junior National Tennis Championships

Top seed Oliver Bonding will take on second seed Benjamin Gusic Wan in the final of the 16U Boys' Singles LTA's Junior National Tennis Championships on Friday after the duo prevailed in high-quality semi-finals on Thursday. Surrey's Bonding, who is ranked No.40 in the ITF junior rankings, produced an impressive display to beat Cheshire's Alfie King 6-1 6-3 in a match played indoors at the LTA's National Tennis Centre due to rain in Roehampton. Ad Bonding, who is working with Andy Murray's former coach Miles Maclagan, is relishing the chance to compete for one of the most prestigious prizes in British tennis.

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The ball grips the strings a bit more and I like that. »It's great to get to the final, but I have been trying not to put too much pressure on myself this week and that is important. «There is a thought at the back of your mind that you are the favourite to win and I will do everything to achieve that, but I look at the bigger picture.