Likened to Novak Djokovic as a junior, recommended to Rafael Nadal as a practice partner.
Compared to Gael Monfils for his athleticism, hailed as Britain’s best hope for life after Andy Murray. No surprise five years on that George Loffhagen is about to take centre stage at Wimbledon, drawn to play in-form Danish sixth seed Holger Rune.
Plenty that this is his senior debut at SW19, having walked away from the sport to work in a London bar for the best part of a year. “I was pulling pints and clearing tables,” says Loffhagen, now 22. “Struggling with the decision about whether to play or not.”
