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Only on the web | 20 November 2009

The youngest ever junior British number one

Meet tennis champion Oliver Golding, who at 16 is the youngest ever junior British number one.

His under-18 world ranking on 1 January 2009 was 1250 and now stands at just 78 -- a staggering climb in less than a year.

In this exclusive video diary for Revealed, Oliver tells all about his first Wimbledon experience, his low point of the year and his starring role as a former child actor.


SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

September 2009 - Became the youngest competitor at the US Open and was crowned the youngest ever British number one player at just 15.

October 2009 - Represented Team GB and reached the final of the junior Davis Cup in Mexico.


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