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Clervie Ngounoue of the U.S. wins the girls singles titles at Wimbledon
Sunday, July 16, 2023
AP | Clervie Ngounoue of the United States and Henry Searle of Britain won the junior singles titles at Wimbledon on Sunday.
The 16-year-old Ngounoue became the second straight American – and 15th overall – to win the girls’ singles title at the All England Club by beating Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-2. Liv Hovde won it last year, becoming only the second American in 30 years to do so.
Ngounoue did not drop a set throughout the tournament en route to her first Grand Slam singles title.
“I’m really excited that this is my first,” said Ngounoue, who lives in Orlando, Florida. “It was a battle out there.”