ZURICH, Switzerland, January 28, 2025 – Henry Bernet, recently announced as the newest member of the On Tennis team, gave himself the best 18th birthday present one could imagine: winning the Australian Open Boys Junior tournament
The eighth seed, Bernet became the first Swiss player to win the Australian Open junior singles title, defeating American Benjamin Willwerth 6:3, 6:4. In the run-up to the final, Bernet overcame the number one seed Jan Kumstat, seventh seed Oskari Paldanius and a broken rib to claim the title. Bernet now belongs to an exclusive club of Swiss tennis players to have won a junior Grand Slam title, including Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Belinda Bencic and Martina Hingis.
Speaking on his special triumph, Bernet said: “Today, on my birthday, I had the chance to play on the Rod Laver Arena which is something very special. I will never forget that, even if I would have lost the match. But it’s even better that I won the match. I’m just very happy.”
With his victory in Melbourne, Bernet climbs to 6th in the world rankings, his highest ranking to date. Bernet’s victory marks the second-ever junior grand slam title an On tennis player won, following Joao Fonseca’s triumph at the US Open in 2023.
In the run-up to his first appearance at the Junior Australian Open, Bernet had played and won the traditional warm-up tournament J300 Traralgon, taking his winning streak to 12 matches.
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