Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin debut at US Open 2026
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 30, 2026, 10:05 AM
Last updated Aug 30, 2026
Teenagers Kristina Liutova and Thea Frodin are competing in the US Open main draw for the first time. Liutova, 16, trained in Redmond, Washington, and has won nine consecutive matches, including a WTA 250 tournament. She will face Olympic gold medalist Qinwen Zheng in her opening match. Frodin, 17, won the USTA Girls' 18s Singles National Championship and is set to play No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina. Both players are part of a younger cohort entering the tournament, which also includes veteran wild-card entrants like Venus Williams and Stan Wawrinka.
- •Liutova has won nine matches consecutively.
- •Frodin triumphed at the 2026 USTA Girls' 18s Singles National Championship.
- •Liutova's first match is against Qinwen Zheng.
- •Frodin will compete against No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina.
- •Both players represent the emerging youth movement in tennis.
- 10:05 AMYahoo Sports — 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.
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