Mika Stojsavljevic, the new child prodigy of the tennis world

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 10 Sep 2024 | 14.51

Mika Stojsavljevic, junior champion of the US Open 2024. Photo: gettyimages.

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Reaching records of precocious triumph is increasingly difficult in today's tennis, which is why cases like that of Mika Stojsavljevic draw powerful attention. At just 15 years old, the British player has broken barriers at the US Open 2024 in the junior category, placing her in the media spotlight of world tennis.

There is great excitement in the United Kingdom due to the emergence of two female tennis star projects. It has been too long since the islands had a top-level player capable of competing with the best, with Konta being the last. However, there are two fifteen-year-old girls determined to continue evolving to revolutionize tennis. Mika Stojsavljevic has taken a giant step in her aspirations by winning the US Open 2024 in the junior category, joining the already known Hannah Klugman.

Ranked 33rd in the world before the New York event, no one could have predicted that this young player from the Loughborough National Academy would achieve such a resounding success at Flushing Meadows. Her performance has shown an unusual maturity, demonstrating great hand skills to create angles, change directions and speeds, bewildering her opponents. Standing at 1.80m at 15, she possesses the agility and natural talent of more than just a power hitter.

- Mika Stojsavljevic stands at 1.80m at just 15 years old and shows enormous potential

What generates the most expectations is that she is a player with much room for physical development, and her evolution in this aspect could shape her future playing style. What she has conveyed through her game is a bombproof versatility. She studies at a school promoted by the LTA, allowing the promising talents of British tennis to perfectly balance their training with classes. She has traveled worldwide this year seeking to acquire the necessary competitive rhythm to rank among the best.

Her transition to professionalism is still far off, as it is desired to prevent her from burning out early, considering that she has room for improvement in all aspects of her game. Her great idols are Sharapova and Djokovic, although she also speaks highly of Raducanu, whom she has seen train on numerous occasions. Ultimately, Mika Stojsavljevic could make a lot of noise in the medium term future, taking this title in the US Open 2024 as a turning point in her career.