Kyle Edmund, and his Portuguese partner Frederico Ferreira Silva, have won the boys' doubles title at the French Open at Roland Garros.
The pair, who were No.5 seeds, won the final in straight sets, beating Chilean No.3 seeds, Christian Garin & Nicolas Jarry, 6-3, 6-3 after just an hour of play.
The win gives the duo their second Grand Slam title having combined to win the US Open boys' doubles title in September 2012.
"I feel very happy that we were able to win," said Edmund after the match. "It’s a nice feeling to win at any level but after our win at the US Open it’s great to be able to do it again at Roland Garros. With a quarter-final in the singles and a win in the doubles it feels like a good week."
"I always like to play on clay and I’ve always wanted to have success on clay, but for me and my partner to be able to follow up our win in New York with victory here on a different surface just shows how well we play together. We play similar game styles - we both like to serve big and hit big forehands as much as possible. We have a simple game plan and we stick to it and execute it well."
Edmund will now move on to London where he has been awarded a wild card into the main draw of the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club. He continued:
"It’s going to be a busy time coming up, and with the opportunity I’ve got through the wild card it’s nice to go into a big tournament off the back of a win, and I’m looking forward to the challenge ahead."
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