Kuils River’s Raven Klaasen and his New Zealand partner,
Michal Venus, are through to tomorrow’s (14 July) Wimbledon doubles final after
they defeated Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen and Britain’s Joe Salisbury 7-6 (6),
3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 in Thursday’s semi-final clash.
Klaasen’s mother, Yvonne, told TygerBurger she is extremely
proud of her 34-year-old son’s accomplishments and wishes him all the best for
the final.
“I’m a bit nervous for his part, but at the same time this
is an amazing achievement. I spoke to him yesterday (Thursday 12 July) and he
said he’s looking forward to the final. He told me he doesn’t want to be
over-confident or too boastful, but he is humbled to have made it through.
“Raven has also told me to thank everyone for their
support,” said Yvonne.
