After Andy Murray announced his retirement from tennis at the 2024 Olympic Games, British tennis experienced a difficult few weeks. However, new stars are rising, and Mika Stojsavljevic is the most recent to make her arrival known by following the footsteps of British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu.
Following a highly successful week for British juniors in New York, the 15-year-old Londoner defeated Wakana Sonobe 6-4, 6-4 to become the first Briton to win the girls’ tournament at the US Open since Heather Watson in 2009.
After putting on an outstanding performance in the semifinals, where she defeated 16-year-old American Iva Jovic to advance to the second round of the main women’s draw, Stojsavljevic delivered another confident performance.
Stojsavljevic expressed her feelings after the win and said: “It hasn’t sunk in yet. I’m grateful to my coaches this week and for my family supporting me from back home. When I was serving for it, I knew I just had to trust myself and treat it like any other game so I think I did that quite well. 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.”
British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic wins junior title after straight-sets final victory#USOpen
— Standard Sport (@standardsport) September 7, 2024
Mika Stojsavljevic is the @usopen Junior Girls’ Champion 🏆
Mika wins the title after beating No.7 seed Wakana Sonobe 6-4, 6-4 in the final#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/HMaltxoRxz
— LTA (@the_LTA) September 7, 2024
Emma Raducanu in 2024
LLWWLWWWLW Ranked no.72, Emma played her last match on the 27th of August when she surrendered to world no.54 Sofia Kenin 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the 1st round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season the Brit has managed to achieve a 18-12 record. Emma Raducanu’s most significant result of the present year was reaching the semifinal in Nottingham.
Emma Raducanu will come up against the world no.56 Viktoriya Tomova in the final. Their record is 1-0 for Tomova.
Raducanu will compete next in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Tennis Open). She will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Mika Stojsavljevic in 2024
LLWWWWWLLW Now the world no.642, the Brit played her last match on the 25th of June when she lost to world no.154 Selena Janicijevic 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in Wimbledon (draw).
During this season the Brit has achieved an overall 9-4 match record. This year, Mika clinched 1 title in the W35 Nottingham.
Emma Raducanu and Mika Stojsavljevic have never faced off.
