Tennis ace Pow dreaming big after soaring to LTA 18 and Under Junior National glory

Luca Pow is dreaming of playing at Wimbledon this summer after being crowned the LTA's 18 and Under Junior National tennis champion. Pow, 17, beat defending champion and No.1 seed Will Jansen 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton and will now be handed a wildcard into qualifying for this year's Wimbledon Championships, where he could take on world No.1 Novak Djokovic. Ad/> A product of the National Academy programme at Loughborough, Pow is part of the programme delivered by Nick Cavaday and a team that enjoyed a successful week at the 18 and under Junior National Championships, with Loughborough-based 14-year-old Mingge (Mimi) Xu claiming the Girls title.

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He said: «It feels good seeing my name on the trophy. It was tough playing outside after playing our last two matches indoors and Will started off strong. I went 4-2 down in both sets and managed to come back to win.

»It's been amazing to play at the National Tennis Centre in this event. When you walk around this place and Joe Salisbury strolls past you, the new world No.1 in doubles, it's crazy. «The backing we are getting