Wimbledon boys' champion Jordan Lee inspired by lookalike Lamine Yamal

[p]American teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-jordan/8GnivTZo/"]Lee[/a] bears a striking resemblance to Lamine, and he said the Barcelona forward's meteoric rise was motivation for his triumph at the All England Club.[/p][p]Lamine, 18, has helped Spain reach the World Cup semi-final against France on Tuesday after playing a key role in Barcelona's LaLiga title win last season.[/p][p]After beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hewitt-cruz/pOQrEMUs/"]Hewitt[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/hewitt-c-pOQrEMUs/lee-j-8GnivTZo/?mid=WGgCTYDT"]4-6, 6-4, 7-5[/a] on Court One, the 16-year-old Lee said: [b]"He's, to be honest, an inspiration to me. The guy's incredible at what he does.[/b][/p][p][b]"He's young, as well, so I kind of look up to him in a way."[/b][/p][embed guid="530addd4-19ff-4fa1-b96b-958631cd02ac" url="https://x.com/Wimbledon/status/2076317420386451711" social-type="twitter" /][p]Lee was the youngest player in the boys tournament, but he recovered from a nervous start in the final to show why many have tipped him for future stardom.[/p][p][b]"I had a very serious wrist injury that kept me out for like seven months. Yeah, it was a really tough time because I was seeing everyone play," [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"I knew once I started playing and got healthy, my level was there to win a slam, and I did."[/b][/p][p]Hewitt, 17, was supported by his father Lleyton - who won Wimbledon in 2002 - and he hopes to one day emulate his father by getting his hands on a Wimbledon trophy.[/p][embed guid="4524a07f-31c0-4b1a-a74b-1aec50329430" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVDaMjwsVuc" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]"That's definitely one of my big goals, long term, after my ranking has got up a little bit, but I think with a lot of hard work, it's possible,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"I look forward to definitely and hopefully coming back in the future for the men's draw," [/b]he added.[/p]