Great Britain's Katie Swan advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals in the girl's singles
KATIE SWAN took to Wimbledon’s rain-breaks yesterday like a duck to water to reach the quarter-finals of the girl’s singles.
Katie Swan is through to the quarter-finals of the girl's singles at Wimbledon
Aiming to become the first Brit to win the competition since Laura Robson in 2007, the no. 5 seed was trailing 4-2 in the first set to American Sofia Kenin when the players were first called off Court 18.
Having turned the set round upon resuming to win it on a tie-break, she held her nerve when interrupted for a second time after she had broken twice in the second set.
Watching the Bristol-based 16-year-old finish off her match 7-6, 6-2 was former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson, who runs the Willow Foundation charity that her mum used to be involved in. “He’s my good lucky charm,” said Swan.