'I can aim for more this time' - Klugman confident about Junior Wimbledon chances after clinching LTA Under-16 crown
Surrey's Hannah Klugman is relishing the prospect of another appearance at Wimbledon after she won the Under-16 girls' singles title at the LTA Junior National Championships. Klugman, 14, beat Middlesex's Mika Stojsavljevic 6-4 6-0 in an entertaining final played in the sunshine at the LTA's National Tennis Centre in Roehampton on Friday.
Ad «I played a really solid game, stepped up when I needed to and mentally I was really ready for this final,» said Klugman, who is supported by the LTA's MWP programme and also trains under coach Ben Haran's watch at Reeds Academy in Surrey. TennisEvans through to Grand Prix Hassan II semi-finals3 HOURS AGO «I tried to take the pressure off myself because it is just a tennis match at the end of the day and I wanted to enjoy it.
Thankfully I managed to get the win after a tight first set.» Klugman will now be handed a wildcard into the Junior Wimbledon championships this summer and she is excited by the prospect of playing at the All England Club once again. «I played in the Junior events at Wimbledon last summer and now I feel like I can aim for more there this time,» she added.
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