Wimbledon 2019: Jorge Burruchaga's son excels on grass too

LONDON: A faux pas is not something you would normally associate with a professional footballer's son on the sporting arena.


But that's what

Roman Andres Burruchaga

did - a foot fault - on the fourth set point of the opening set in his first round clash against Spaniard Pablo Llamas Ruiz in the Wimbledon junior championships here on Monday. In fact, it turned out to be a double fault. Burruchaga, however, recovered his poise and went on to convert the sixth set point and beat Ruiz 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Having a famous surname can invite undue attention but the 17-year-old, son of former Argentine footballer

Jorge Burruchaga

has handled it well.

"If I think about my last name, it becomes a bit of a pressure. My father also tells me not to worry when I am on the court, just play and have fun," said the teenager. The senior Burruchaga, was courtside to watch his son take his first step towards his own share of fame on the hallowed lawns.

Grass is a surface on which the 56-year-old displayed slightly different skills, scoring one of the most iconic goals in football history - the winner for Argentina against West Germany in the 1986 final in Mexico. Burruchaga's other son Maura, 21, plays for Chievo Verona in the Italian Serie B.