Overview

• Max Schönhaus was edged out by Bulgaria’s Iwan Iwanow in two tight tiebreak sets, 6-7(7-9), 6-7(5-7), in the Wimbledon junior semifinals.
• The 17-year-old saved three set points in the first-set tiebreak before a volley into the net decided the opening frame.
• No German boy has reached the Wimbledon juniors final since Daniel Elsner in 1997 and none has ever won the title.
• Five weeks earlier, Schönhaus lost the French Open junior final to fellow German Niels McDonald, highlighting his near-misses on clay and grass.
• His performance reflects the strength of a new wave of German talent fostered by revamped federation junior programs.