August 13, 2013: Russia and USA made history in the final of the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic. Russia boys won the competition for the very first time and USA became the first nation to win the girls' title six times.

The first rubber in the boys' final saw Patrick Kypson (USA) take on Philipp Klimov (RUS) in a very close match. The first set went to a tiebreak and it was Kypson who won it 7-4 to get USA off to a great start. The second set was just as close, with Kypson getting a crucial break of serve late in the set to win it 75 and claim the first point in the tie. After the match,

"I'm feeling good," said Kypson. "It was a good match for me to win."

The second rubber saw two of the top players in this year's tournament go head-to-head as Gianni Ross of USA took on Artem Dubrivnyy (TAGANROG, RUSSIA). Ross claimed the opening set 64 but Dubrivnyy fought back to take the second set 63 to force a deciding third set. Dubrivnyy came out the stronger of the two players in the final set, winning it 62 to level the tie.


The deciding doubles rubber saw Dubrivnyy and Klimov face Ross and Sam Riffice and was equally close with the two teams trading early breaks. Then, with the score at 5-5 in the first set, the Russian pair broke before serving the set out to win it 75. The second set did not see a single break of serve and was decided by a tiebreak. The Americans served for the set at 6-5 but could not convert and the Russian pair capitalised, taking the next three points to claim the match and, with it, their very first boys' title in this competition.

Courtesy © 2013 International Tennis Federation