GB's Hannah Klugman wins Orange Bowl tennis tournament
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Britain's Hannah Klugman has joined a very exclusive list of tennis legends.
The 14-year-old has won the prestigious Orange Bowl tournament in the United States, following in the footsteps of some of the top players in the world.
She beat American teenager Tyra Caterina Grant 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the under-18 division in Florida on Sunday.
Winning this prize is often an exciting indication that a player has a promising future ahead of them.
Past winners include current US Open champion Coco Gauff, former World number one Caroline Wozniacki and 2019 US Open champ Bianca Andreescu.
Legends of the game Andy Murray, Rodger Federer and Steffi Graf have participated in the same competition early in their careers.
Hannah was unlucky to finish as the runner up in the under-14 section of the same tournament in 2022, but this win tops off an impressive 12 months for the teenager.
Hannah beat American Tyra Caterina Grant and took home an actual bowl of oranges!
She becomes not only the youngest player to win the girls' title (breaking Coco Gauff's record), but she is also the first Brit to take home the trophy.
"It's an amazing feeling," Klugman said. "I played 14s last year and made the final. I was really gutted I didn't get the win, and obviously to get the win at under-18s, it's incredible.
"This is still just part of the journey - a little step - but it's nice.
"I was walking past the poster with all the great players [who have won]. I saw Coco Gauff. It's good that I can be on that board. It doesn't mean anything in the big picture but hopefully I can make it."
Hannah and her doubles partner Isabelle Lacy finished runners up in the girl's Wimbledon tournament in 2022.
Hannah Klugman's journey to the Orange Bowl
Hannah was part of the British team that finished third in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup, made the quarter final of the girl's US Open, and made the final of the girl's doubles tournament at Wimbledon.
She also became the youngest player to qualify for an International Tennis Federation senior tournament in Shrewsbury in October.
She made it all the way to the quarter-final there, beating players ranked hundreds of places above her.
Hannah was obviously inspired by her surroundings as a youngster, as she grew up close to the historic All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon.