Great Britain’s Hannah Klugman intends to harness the spirit of English football’s Lionesses in a bid to drive her nation’s quest for glory at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov.

England made history on Sunday by winning the Uefa Women’s European Championship following a 2-1 victory over Germany in front 87,192 spectators at Wembley Stadium – a record for any Euros match, men’s or women’s.

The triumph ended England’s 56-year wait for major international football silverware and the positive impact which the triumph brings is likely to be significant and far-reaching. A seminal moment, perhaps.

England’s victory was certainly well-received in Prostejov as the Great Britain team – Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic and Arabella Loftus – huddled around captain Kate Warne-Holland’s phone in the players’ lounge.

Maybe the success of the Lionesses rubbed off on Klugman as she led the Great Britain charge on day two of the Finals as they recovered from 1-0 down to dispatch Serbia 2-1 and maintain their 100 per cent record in Group D.

Following Stojsavljevic’s closely-fought 6-4 4-6 6-3 defeat to Dusica Popovski in the opening singles match, Klugman retaliated by overpowering the highly-rated Luna Vujovic 3-6 7-5 6-4 to restore parity.

The 13-year-old, who has won all four of the matches she has contested on the clay-courts of Prostejov, then teamed up with Stojsavljevic in the doubles, prevailing 10-7 in a match tiebreak following a gruelling encounter. The Lionesses featured in her post-match chat.

“We were watching the England match before and after the draw and it was incredible,” Klugman told itftennis.com. “It is insane for women and girls as it inspires us so much, shows us that we can achieve and proves it’s not just boys that can.

“It is a massive inspiration, literally massive. Some girls don’t believe they can achieve something like that because they never see things like that happening on TV. But now it has happened, and girls believe. They believe they can achieve the same things the Lionesses have.”

Victory over Serbia confirmed Great Britain’s place in the quarter-finals alongside USA, who dispatched Latvia to also claim their second win of the week. The winner of Group D will be determined tomorrow when Great Britain face USA.

“The whole day was brutal,” Warne-Holland told itftennis.com. “Quite honestly, I thought Serbia were better than us and I felt we were incredibly fortunate at key moments. I don’t think we were lucky, just at key moments the girls found something more.

“I think both girls were very nervous and they went through the mill physically today, and despite not having much left found something from somewhere when we least expected it. They are great competitors and don’t like losing. They got there in the end.”

Warne-Holland, who spent eight years on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high No. 299 in the world rankings, began coaching in 2000 and has held numerous positions since.

She is well-placed to judge the potential power of the Lionesses’ victory across sport and the impression it could make on women and girls, particularly given the three girls in her charge this week are all aged 14 and under.

“The Lionesses’ victory was amazing and reminded me of the buzz around Super Saturday at the London 2012 Olympic Games,” she said. “It really is special, and the viewing figures showed how much it captured the imagination of the nation.

“It inspires people to believe they can succeed. It has shown girls that if they are interested in sport, they can achieve and do it as a career. Having good role models is so important and the Lionesses are exactly that – they are incredibly athletic, have a fabulous work ethic and a wonderful team spirit.

“If girls at competitions like this see things like that and see the Lionesses work so well together, they are more likely to work as a unit with a collective goal."

Elsewhere, Slovakia and Brazil will battle it out to determine who finishes top of Group B after both nations confirmed their respective places in the quarter-finals with 3-0 triumphs over Australia and Tunisia respectively.

It is a similar situation in Group C with Germany overpowering India 3-0 and Japan outmanoeuvring Egypt 3-0 to maintain their 100 per cent records, with the only outstanding issue being who tops the group.

The scenario is a little more complicated in Group A after Canada recovered from their opening day loss to beat Korea, Republic 2-1, meaning both nations have now won one a tie apiece. Czech Republic dispatched Argentina 3-0 to claim their second win of the week, although there is much still to play for.

A full list of results from day two of the 2022 ITF World Junior Tennis Finals is available here.