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Seventeen-year-old Thea Frodin, who once played young Serena Williams in "King Richard", will face World No. 2 Elena Rybakina on her US Open debut after earning a wildcard.
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At just 17 years and eight months old, Thea Frodin is about to step onto one of tennis's grandest stages. The American teenager will make her US Open main draw debut against World No. 2 Elena Rybakina - a baptism of fire by any measure.
Frodin secured her spot the hard way, clinching the singles title at the USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18s National Championships. That triumph handed her the wildcard she needed to gatecrash the senior draw at Flushing Meadows.
Remarkably, this isn't Frodin's first brush with performing under pressure in front of massive audiences. Before her tennis career took off, she portrayed a young Serena Williams in the Oscar-winning film "King Richard" - an experience she believes has prepared her for the intensity of Grand Slam competition.
Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion, represents a formidable opening-round challenge despite nursing a recent ankle injury. Frodin, though, appears undaunted. She has spoken of her eagerness to soak up the atmosphere and deliver her best tennis on the biggest stage she has ever graced.
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