Canberra junior Nick Kyrgios has broken through for his first major title after winning the French Open boys doubles event at Roland Garros in Paris last night.
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Kyrgios and doubles partner Andrew Harris, from Victoria, powered to victory to beat Czech Republic duo and No7 seeds Adam Pavlasek and Vaclav Safranek 6-4, 2-6 (10-7) in 64 minutes.
Kyrgios is 17 years old and is part of the Australian Institute of Sport Pro Tour Program.
He and Harris cruised through the final with an easy straight-sets win over French duo Enzo Couacaud and Alexandre Favort in the semi finals.
Kyrgios was just as pleased post match and was looking forward to taking their form to the next junior grand slam.
“We’ve been working pretty hard. We haven’t been playing doubles too long but it’s a very good experience and it would be great if we can carry it on to Wimbledon,” Kyrgios said.
“I think the grass will be perfect for us. We’re great returners, clutch under pressure and the grass helps our serve. We just need to stay tough and we should do well.”
