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WIMBLEDON - Wimbledon is the best possible place to receive an introduction to grass court tennis, and American juniors Jordan Lee and Raya Kotseva took full advantage of their opportunities at the third edition of the 14-and-under invitational played the final four days of the fortnight at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Blue Chip Rising Freshman Jordan Lee
© Paul Ballard
Lee and Kotseva were among five Americans invited to this year's event, with Michael Antonius, Welles Newman and Maggie Sohns also competing in the round robin and consolation stages of the tournament.
Lee was the most successful of the five, going 3-0 in his round robin group and beating 2022 Junior Orange Bowl 12s champion Dongjae Kim of Korea 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals before falling to Takahiro Kawaguchi of Japan 6-2, 6-2 in the championship match.