Briton Henry Searle may net first boys’ Wimbledon title since 1962 (at 129mph)

The last time there was a British Wimbledon boys’ singles champion, Harold Macmillan was prime minister, Ray Charles was at the top of the charts and “wizard of the dribble” Stanley Matthews was toiling for Stoke City in football’s Second Division aged 46.

That was the summer of 1962. But following his semi-final victory over American fourth seed Cooper Williams, Wolverhampton’s Henry Searle, 17, is a win away from taking the title held by none other than Sir Stanley Matthews’s son, Stanley Matthews Jr.

Asked about potentially being the first British junior to win a singles title at Wimbledon in six decades, Searle was calm. “I won’t think about it too much,” he said. “It’s just another match at the end of the day.”

He

Enjoy unlimited digital access. £1 for 6 months.