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6/27/2025, 9:52:59 AM
The British teenage trio creating Wimbledon history
(https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cy8gpnzejjvo)
>For the first time in Wimbledon history, there will be three British players aged 17 and under in the women's singles draw.
>Mika Stojsavljevic, Hannah Klugman and Mimi Xu have been rewarded with main-draw wildcards after demonstrating their potential over the past few years.
>Stojsavljevic, 16, has made the most notable progress, having won the US Open girls' title last year.
>Last month, Klugman, also 16, became the first Briton in almost 50 years to reach the French Open girls' final.
>The 17-year-old Xu is ranked just outside the world's top 300 and has already beaten two top-100 opponents on the grass this year.
>Now, having got their GCSE and A-Level exams out of the way, the trio are focusing on their Wimbledon senior debuts.
>"We've known for a long time that this is a good three-ball on the girls' side," Iain Bates, the LTA's head of women's tennis, told BBC Sport.
>"All three are on different paths to the top of the game. But their progress shows they are a pack of players - that is the most positive sign right now.
>"Winning and going far in junior Grand Slams is a massive achievement, but having your friends and peers pushing you to go to the next stage is even more important."
(https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cy8gpnzejjvo)
>For the first time in Wimbledon history, there will be three British players aged 17 and under in the women's singles draw.
>Mika Stojsavljevic, Hannah Klugman and Mimi Xu have been rewarded with main-draw wildcards after demonstrating their potential over the past few years.
>Stojsavljevic, 16, has made the most notable progress, having won the US Open girls' title last year.
>Last month, Klugman, also 16, became the first Briton in almost 50 years to reach the French Open girls' final.
>The 17-year-old Xu is ranked just outside the world's top 300 and has already beaten two top-100 opponents on the grass this year.
>Now, having got their GCSE and A-Level exams out of the way, the trio are focusing on their Wimbledon senior debuts.
>"We've known for a long time that this is a good three-ball on the girls' side," Iain Bates, the LTA's head of women's tennis, told BBC Sport.
>"All three are on different paths to the top of the game. But their progress shows they are a pack of players - that is the most positive sign right now.
>"Winning and going far in junior Grand Slams is a massive achievement, but having your friends and peers pushing you to go to the next stage is even more important."
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