The Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University announced that Donald Young will compete in the inaugural tournament as a wild card player.
Young, who will turn 22 later this month, was once tabbed as America’s next great hope. He became the youngest player in history to end a year at No. 1 in the junior rankings, when he finished No. 1 in 2005 at 16 years and 5 months. That also made him the first African-American male to be ranked No. 1 in the world junior rankings.
He won the Australian Open junior boys singles at age 15 in 2004, and won the Wimbledon junior title in 2007.
Young is currently ranked No. 105 in the South African Airways ATP rankings, after reaching as high as No. 73 in April of 2008. But the promise is still there. He won a Challenger event in Tallahassee in April and then pulled a stunning upset at Indian Wells, beating Andy Murray in straight sets in the second round.
Young has one Winston-Salem connection. He was a practice partner for the U.S. Davis Cu...
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