Australian Open Junior Champions: Where are they now?

2009:

Boys’ Singles Champion: Yuki Bhambri

Girls’ Singles Champion: Ksenia Pervak

Yuki Bhambri

India’s very own Yuki Bhambri won the Australian Open Boys’ Singles crown in 2009, generating massive hype and buzz around the country who have been more accustomed to champions in the doubles game. Bhambri though, has failed to reach the level set by his peers, Bernard Tomic and Grigor Dimitrov and is still to make a mark on the ATP Tour. Having said that, he played well in the Challengers last year and an impressive showing at the Chennai Open this year shows that maybe this year, he will make a name for himself on the full professional tour.

Ksenia Pervak has achieved moderate success in her short career thus far, her most notable achievement being defeating Top 10 player Caroline Wozniacki last year in Brisbane. A fourth round result in Wimbledon 2011 is her best result thus far, which helped her to her career high ranking of 37 that year. She seems to have lost her way in recent times though and finds herself out of the top 100 at the start of this year.