Sesko is writing the history of Slovenian tennis, now he wants the crown

Eighteen-year-old Žiga Šeško from Hrastnik will become the first Slovenian to compete at the World Tennis Tour Junior Finals, the concluding tournament of the season for the world's top eight junior players. The event will take place next week in Chengdu, China. Šeško achieved this milestone earlier this year when he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open juniors and secured a doubles victory at Wimbledon. He described the finals as a reward for a successful season, stating his goal was to win a junior Grand Slam and qualify for the tournament. “This will also be my last junior tournament, marking the end of my junior career,” he added. The World Tennis Tour Junior Finals is considered one of the most prestigious events in junior tennis. Winners of the men’s and women’s categories receive 1,000 points for the junior ATP/WTA rankings, equivalent to winning a junior Grand Slam tournament. Approximately 200,000 euros in scholarships will be distributed among participants. Other competitors include German players Jaime Mackenzie and Vincent Reisach, Austrian Thilo Behrmann, Americans Keaton Hance and Jordan Lee, Bulgarian Dimitar Kisimov, and Peruvian Yannik Alvarez. Šeško expressed excitement about competing in Chengdu, with the aim of securing the championship title. His participation marks a historic moment for Slovenian tennis.