Isabella Kruger

2022 - 7 - 6

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SA teenager Isabella Kruger exits Junior Wimbledon at quarter-final ... (News24)

Rising South African tennis player Isabella Kruger has been eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the Junior Wimbledon Championships.

She came close to winning deep in the second set but couldn't hold her nerve on the crucial points. He was 39. Kruger hit 27 winners compared to her opponent's 16, but made more unforced errors (40 compared to 29). The South African will also rue taking only four of 11 break point chances (36%).

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Isabella Kruger, daughter of Springbok legend, learns Junior ... (The South African)

Teenage SA star Isabella Kruger has reached the Junior Wimbledon quarter-finals where she will face a 15-year-old Canadian.

Teenage SA star Isabella Kruger has reached the Junior Wimbledon quarter-finals where she will face a 15-year-old Canadian. Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP Teenage SA star Isabella Kruger has reached the Junior Wimbledon quarter-finals where she will face a 15-year-old Canadian. Teenage SA star Isabella Kruger has reached the Junior Wimbledon quarter-finals where she will face a 15-year-old Canadian. Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP

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Burlington tennis phenom making waves at Wimbledon, off to ... (insauga.com)

Two of the top young female tennis players are in the world are Canadian and Burlington's Victoria Mboko hopes to join them soon.

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Kruger honours memory of Springbok World Cup-winning father at ... (Eyewitness News)

Isabella Kruger, who has made the quarterfinals of the girls event at the All England Club, was only five when Ruben Kruger died from a brain tumour at the ...

She added: "We came to Wimbledon when I was younger and watched all the big players. "My dad would be proud but he'd tell me to keep working and also enjoy it," she said. My dad is a great example for me."

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Memory of Springbok World Cup-winning father inspires Isabella ... (News9 Live)

Isabella Kruger only needs to think of the photograph of her Rugby World Cup-winning father, standing proudly next to Nelson Mandela, to inspire her title ...

She added: "We came to Wimbledon when I was younger and watched all the big players. However, she wants to keep progressing through the tournament in honour of her father who passed away in 2010. "My dad would be proud but he'd tell me to keep working and also enjoy it," she said. "If I want to be successful I will have to do the same and stay determined, just like him. Kruger senior was part of South Africa's 1995 World Cup winning team. - Kruger senior was part of South Africa's 1995 World Cup winning team.

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