Aussie junior loses US Open final

Exciting Australian tennis prospect Thanasi Kokkinakis has lost the US Open junior boys’ final in a three-setter at Flushing Meadows.

Croatian Borna Coric beat Kokkinakis 3-6 6-3 6-1 on Sunday.

Another Croatian, 15-year-old Ana Konjuh, edged out American Tornado Alicia Black 3-6 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in the junior girls’ final.

Konjuh’s success follows her title at the Australian Open in January.

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