Seventeen-year-old Briton Mika Stojsavljevic outplays Grand Slam champion Sofia Kenin to claim her first main-draw win on the WTA Tour.
Mika Stojsavljevic picked a big stage for her breakthrough. The 17-year-old from Great Britain beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin to register her first main-draw victory on the WTA Tour.
The result is even more eye-catching given the circumstances. Stojsavljevic got her chance on short notice, with little time to prepare, and still looked at home against an opponent who has won a Grand Slam title and knows what it takes to win on the biggest stages.
For Kenin, a former major winner, this is a frustrating loss against a player still in her teens and only just starting out at tour level. For Stojsavljevic, it is the kind of win that can change a season, and perhaps a career, by showing she can compete with established names.
It is early days, and one win does not make a career. But British tennis has a young talent to watch, and Stojsavljevic has put herself on the radar in the best way possible, by beating a Grand Slam champion on her tour debut run.
