Wimbledon in sight for Mimi Xu after U16 LTA success

Welsh teenager Mimi Xu «can't believe» she could be playing at Wimbledon this summer, after she completed a double title success in the LTA's Junior National Championships. Xu, 14, beat more experienced opponents as she won the 18U Junior National Championship title at the LTA's National Tennis Centre earlier this month and she returned to the same venue to win the 16U title last Friday.

Ad/> The Bridgend-born big-hitter beat 13-year-old Hannah Klugman 6-3, 7-6 (5) to win her latest title and she is now setting her sights on an attempt to qualify for The Championships, Wimbledon this summer. TennisWimbledon in sight for Mimi Xu after U16 LTA success15 MINUTES AGO Xu's success was another triumph for the LTA's National Academy at Loughborough, where she trains under Nick Cavaday and his respected coaching team.

All four winners of this year's Junior National Championships in both the U16 and U18 events were LTA National Academy players from Loughborough, where they benefit from a high-intensity daily training environments with world class science and medicine support, working in partnership with a local school, to help them successfully develop into emerging tour professionals. Now Xu will get a taste of qualifying for a senior Grand Slam championship for the first time, after her win in the 18 Junior National Championships earned her a wild card into qualifying for the main draw at Wimbledon, where she could take on British No.1, Emma Raducanu.

«It is amazing to think I could be playing at Wimbledon this summer,» said Xu. «I have a few weeks now to try and get ready for qualifying and the confidence I have from winning these two Junior National titles will help me.