{
  "id": 4398393,
  "title": "Teen tennis stars Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin hit US Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/teen-tennis-stars-kristina-liutova-and-thea-frodin-hit-us-open",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:05:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/teen-tennis-stars-kristina-liutova-100526059.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Teenagers Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin are set to make their US Open main-draw debuts in the women's field.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin compete in US Open main draw",
    "Liutova, 16, won Memphis Classic, first WTA 250 title for 2010s-born player",
    "Frodin earned wild card, defeated five seeded players to reach singles"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}