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Having lost the Australian Open final to Sebastian Korda, Tseng's breakthrough win at Roland Garros was against top seed Sebastian Baez. At Wimbledon, where Korda and Baez were among the early casualties, the world No. 1 did not lose a set en route to the final. Unlike his opponent, unseeded Briton Jack Draper, whose four-hour-and-23- minute semifinal against Colombia's Nicolas Mejia was the second-longest junior match, time-wise, ever played at the All England Club. Fatigue, nerves and the big occasion in front of a partisan crowd on the 11,400-capacity No. 1 Court contributed to Draper's error-riddled start, but once the left-hander settled it was an entertaining and highly-competitive contest that Tseng won 61 67(2) 64. "It was a really big achievement,'' said the unassuming youngster, who still has braces on his teeth, but the tactical maturity to complement fine court coverage and precise shot-making. No British boy had won the title in 56 years, but the tenacious, slightly excitable Draper – the son of former Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper – showed enough to suggest he will also be a big-match player of the future, as he grows into his big-serve-and- forehand game. Tseng overcame top seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina in Paris Cori Gauff was crowned Roland Garros girls' singles champion J U N I O R G R A N D S L A M S 36 ITFWorld // SUMMER 2018