Teen tennis stars Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin hit US Open
Teenagers Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin are set to make their US Open main-draw debuts in the women's field.
Teen tennis sensations Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin are set to compete in the US Open, marking their main-draw debuts. Liutova, 16, hails from Russia but has been training in Redmond, Washington, while Frodin, 17, is originally from California but trains in Nashville, Tennessee. Liutova recently won the Memphis Classic and became the first player born in the 2010s to claim a WTA 250 tournament title, earning $37,390.
She will receive at least $140,000 to participate in the US Open, where she will face Qinwen Zheng, the 2024 Australian Open runner-up. Frodin earned her wild card entry into the singles tournament by winning the USTA Girls 18s National Championship, where she defeated five seeded players. She will play against No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina.
Frodin's passion for tennis began at the age of 12 when she was a body double for a young Serena Williams in the 2021 film King Richard.
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