Overview
- Lee beat Cruz Hewitt 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday to claim the Wimbledon boys' singles championship.
- A 16-year-old qualifier, Lee earned his place in the main draw through qualifying rounds and sealed the win with a backhand winner on his first match point.
- Lee said he had battled significant injuries over the past year and a half and that standing with the trophy felt especially meaningful after doubts about whether he would play again.
- Cruz Hewitt, the 17-year-old son of 2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, reached the final without dropping a set and drew a large, vocal crowd with his family and coaching team at Court No.1.
- Lee is the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam boys' title since Noah Rubin at Wimbledon in 2014 and the first American to take the Wimbledon boys' crown since 2021, a result that underscores different junior-to-pro routes and could influence how top juniors choose events next season.