British tennis sensation returning to school just three days after US Open triumph



Mika Stojsavljevic of Great Britain poses with the champions trophy after defeating Wakana Sonobe of Japan in the Girls Juniors final on Day 13 of the US Open
Mika Stojsavljevic won the US Open junior title (Picture: Getty)

Mika Stojsavljevic will have little time to revel in her historic US Open junior title win as the 15-year-old Brit is forced to go back to school just three days later.

Stojsavljevic cruised to a 6-4 6-4 victory over Japan’s Wakana Sonobe on Saturday to become the first British winner of this event since Heather Watson in 2009.

The 6ft tall teenager, who grew up idolizing Maria Sharapova, had to battle through a tough draw in New York that included a semi-final bout with third seed American Iva Jovic.

However, the 15-year-old surpassed all expectations and closed out the final in emphatic fashion to become the youngest winner since  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in 2006.

However, the teenager will not have long to savour her impressive achievements as she is forced to return to the classroom just 72 hours on from her final at Flushing Meadows.

‘I’m going back to school on Tuesday. I’m flying back on Sunday and then going back to school,’ Stojsavljevic told reporters after her win.

‘I have my GCSEs this year, and obviously it’s important to get those done. We’ll see after that.’

Stojsavljevic became the first British winner of this event since Heather Watson in 2009 (Picture: Getty)
Stojsavljevic became the first British winner of this event since Heather Watson in 2009 (Picture: Getty)
Mika Stojsavljevic of Great Britain celebrates after defeating against Wakana Sonobe of Japan in their Junior Girls' Singles Final
The Brit has to return to school just three days after her triumph (Picture: Getty)

The Brit studies at Loughborough Amhurst School, which is partnered with the LTA National Academy, and is keen to avoid one subject on her first day back.

‘I hate maths! I haven’t got my timetable yet, but I’m sure it will be pretty intense,’ she said. ‘It probably might be a little bit different for me.’

To allow them to focus on their training, Stojsavljevic is put in small class sizes with her fellow tennis stars and said that might make her return to school as a US Open winner a tad less dramatic.

‘In our set-up, it’s only tennis players in our classroom. They have made these really small classrooms to make sure it’s just focused on us,’ she added.

‘So I think it will be a little bit easier just being with tennis people. But around school, it might be a little bit different.’

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