{
  "id": 4756573,
  "title": "Thea Frodin was Serena Williams’ body double in ‘King Richard.’ Now she’s playing in the US Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/thea-frodin-was-serena-williams-body-double-in-king-richard-now-shes-4756573",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T01:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/us-open-thea-frodin-serena-williams-king-richard-b63d0fe43897bd6dd372b6c08ad77752"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thea Frodin, a 17-year-old from Los Angeles, is set to play her first U.S. Open singles match against the No. 2-ranked player in women’s tennis. The match will take place on Wednesday against Elena Rybakina. Frodin was the body double for Demi Singleton, who played the role of a younger Serena Williams in the 2021 film \"King Richard.\" Now, she will play tennis on the court as herself. Winning the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 18s National Championships, Frodin earned a wild card into the U.S. Open field.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — Thea Frodin is playing her first U.S. Open singles match against the No. 2 player in women’s tennis. It’s a big task…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "From playing Serena Williams on screen to following in her footsteps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/from-playing-serena-williams-on-screen-to-following-in-her-footsteps",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:58:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Serena Williams plans on playing singles again: 'I have to'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/serena-williams-plans-on-playing-singles-again-i-have-to",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:23:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Thea Frodin was Serena Williams’ body double in ‘King Richard.’ Now she’s playing in the US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/thea-frodin-was-serena-williams-body-double-in-king-richard-now-shes-4759573",
        "published": "2026-09-01T01:06:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
}