Boys singles winner Samir Banerjee brought some kind of joy to desi audiences in London’s SW 19 quarters, after all Indian players had crashed out by mid-second week at the Wimbledon 2021
The Indian-origin, 17-year-old defeated fellow American Victor Lilov in straight sets 7-6, 6-3 to clinch the title. Remember the name – Samir Banerjee The American wins his first junior Grand Slam singles title by beating Victor Lilov in the boys’ singles final#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Xc3ueczg5m — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2021 “There were a lot of Indians there, supporting me a lot. I really appreciated that. Some were shouting very loudly, some asked me for photographs afterwards. I’m obviously not from India, I’m American. But having Indian relatives and parents, it makes me appreciate the culture and everything that goes with it,” he told the Indian Express later. Here’ss what we know about him: Indian Parents Congratulations to New Jersey’s...
