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The 16-year-old Swiss Flynn Thomas misses out on victory in the junior doubles final at the US Open.
Flynn Thomas (still) has to wait for his first title at a Grand Slam tournament. Playing alongside Denis Petak from the Czech Republic, the Zurich native lost 5:7, 6:7 (1:7) to the top-seeded Czech-Japanese duo Maxim Mrva/Rei Sakamoto in the US Open juniors final.
At 5:4 in the second set, Petak and Thomas had a chance to steer the match into a decisive tie-break. At the age of 16, Flynn Thomas is one of the youngest players in the junior field. He had also impressed as a qualifier in the singles, reaching the quarter-finals. He can compete in the junior Grand Slams for two more years.
