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Mika Stojsavljevic beats Sofia Kenin for first WTA Tour win
British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic earned her first WTA Tour win by beating Sofia Kenin in Hong Kong.
The 17-year-old had lost in qualifying, but entered the main draw as a lucky loser after Leylah Fernandez withdrew.
Stojsavljevic, ranked 411th, beat the American former Australian Open champion 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, despite having only an hour to prepare.
She led by a set and 3-0 before Kenin fought back, then won the deciding set to complete the upset.
Stojsavljevic also won the US Open junior title in 2024, becoming the first British player to do so in 15 years.
She will next face Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez in the second round of the Hong Kong Open.
Mika Stojsavljevic beat Sofia Kenin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in Hong Kong for her first WTA Tour main-draw win.
The 17-year-old Briton had lost in qualifying and entered the main draw as a lucky loser after Leylah Fernandez withdrew.
Stojsavljevic learned she would play only an hour before the match.
Kenin won the Australian Open in 2020.
Stojsavljevic will face Zeynep Sonmez in the second round.
- Who
- Mika Stojsavljevic beat Sofia Kenin.
- What
- Stojsavljevic earned her first WTA Tour main-draw win, winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
- When
- 4 November 2026.
- Where
- Hong Kong.
- Why
- Fernandez withdrew from the main draw, allowing Stojsavljevic to enter as a lucky loser.
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Stojsavljevic lost in the final round of qualifying for the Hong Kong event.
Leylah Fernandez lost the Tokyo final and then withdrew from the Hong Kong main draw.
Stojsavljevic learned she would be playing as a lucky loser.
Stojsavljevic beat Kenin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in Hong Kong.
- Age
- 17
- Ranking
- World number 411
- Match score
- 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Opponent
- Sofia Kenin, 2020 Australian Open champion
- Next opponent
- Zeynep Sonmez
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What people are saying
I think it was a good match. Obviously I was coming in as a lucky loser, I only knew an hour before that I was going to be playing. I kind of just went out and swung today.
I know she's a Grand Slam champion and it was never going to be an easy match, but I believed in myself and it worked out.