Teenager Mika Stojsavljevic ensured there was British success on the US Open as she turned the junior champion.
The Londoner beat Wakana Sonobe 6-4 6-4 to turn out to be the primary Briton to win the women’ event in New York since Heather Watson in 2009.
Stojsavljevic adopted up her spectacular semi-final show, the place she ousted Iva Jovic – the 16-year-old American who made it to the second spherical of the primary girls’s draw – with one other assured efficiency.
It got here 24 hours after Jack Draper’s semi-final defeat within the males’s draw and exhibits the way forward for British tennis is wanting shiny.
“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” the unseeded Stojsavljevic advised Sky Sports activities Tennis. “I am grateful to my coaches this week and for my household supporting me from again dwelling.
“Once I was serving for it I knew I simply needed to belief myself and deal with it like another recreation so I believe I did that fairly properly.
“I love fighting. I think it’s so fun to compete and to play every match – I really enjoy it. And obviously when you win it’s such a great feeling.”
Whereas Stojsavljevic claimed glory, Mingge Xu was a crushed semi-finalist as was Charlie Robertson within the boys’ event.
What’s developing on Sky Sports activities Tennis in September?
- Jasmin Open, Tunisia – WTA 250 (9-15 September)
- Guadalajara Open, Mexico – WTA 500 (9-15 September)
- Korea Open – WTA 500 (16 -22 September – with Emma Raducanu in motion)
- Thailand Open – WTA 250 (16 -22 September)
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