Mika Stojsavljevic, 15, pushes world No57 to limit on WTA debut
Mika Stojsavljevic’s WTA Tour debut may have ended in a defeat but it was still yet another encouraging sign of the future this young Briton could have in the sport. The 15-year-old US Open junior champion pushed her older and more experienced opponent all the way in a gruelling battle of almost three hours at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
In only her second tournament since a breakthrough triumph at Flushing Meadows last month, Stojsavljevic showed her promise once again. Given a main-draw wild card for this WTA 500 event, she came close to knocking out the world No57, Moyuka Uchijima, of Japan, before narrowly going down 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (8-6) in the first round.
Regardless of the result, it was an
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