Andy Murray’s Scottish protege suffers heartbreak at Junior US Open – but there’s hope for the future
IT was an incredible run for young Scot Charlie Robertson at the US Open Juniors.
But it has ended in heartbreak.
Murray has taken Robertson under his wing
The 17-year-old from Guthrie in Angus was on the cusp of emulating his hero Andy Murray in New York by winning the boys’ US Open – 20 years on from when the Dunblane ace achieved the feat himself.
Robertson has been mentored by Murray in recent months, revealing that the three-time Grand Slam champion and double Olympic gold medallist has “helped him a lot” and that “if I asked him anything, he would give his honest answer”.
He didn’t drop a set on his way to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, racking up impressive victories over Flynn Thomas of Switzerland and 11th seed Jangjun Kim from South Korea in the quarters and round of 16 respectively.
He started the tournament with a straight sets win against Spaniard Andres Santamarta Roig and followed that up with a take down of home challenger Alexander Razeghi, formerly ranked tenth in the world at junior level.
