History as Angella Okutoyi crowned Wimbledon junior doubles champion
Kenya's Angella Okutoyi (left) and Netherlands' Rose Marie Nijkamp celebrate with the trophy after winning the final of Wimbledon Open doubles Junior Championships at the grass courts of All England Lawn Tennis Club on July 9, 2022.
Okutoyi and her partner Rose Marie Nijkamp from the Netherlands beat Canadians Kayla Cross and Victoria Mboko 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 in the final of Wimbledon Open doubles Junior Championships at the grass courts of All England Lawn Tennis Club
Okutoyi and Nijkamp, who stunned third-seeds Lucija Ciric Bagaric (Croatia)/Nikola Daubnerova (Slovakia) 6-3, 6-4 on Friday, started the final on wrong-footing as they lost the first set 6-3 against the Canadians
They wrapped up the famous win with an 11-9 victory in the tiebreaker against the fourth-seeded Canadians who had upset the top-seeds Nikola Bartunkova (Czech)/Celine Naef (Switzerland) 6-4, 6-4 in semi-finals on Friday
Tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi Saturday became the first Kenyan to be crowned champion at a Grand Slam event.
Okutoyi and her partner Rose Marie Nijkamp from the Netherlands beat Canadians Kayla Cross and Victoria Mboko 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 in the final of Wimbledon Open doubles Junior Championships at the grass courts of All England Lawn Tennis Club.
