Tag

Thea Frodin

All articles tagged with #thea frodin

sports11 days ago•1 min saved

From Screen Double to Grand Slam Debut: Thea Frodin at 17

Seventeen-year-old Thea Frodin earned a wild card into the US Open through the USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18s Nationals and will face No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina in her grand slam debut after serving as the tennis-playing body double for a young Serena Williams in King Richard; she arrives on the back of strong junior results, including a 2026 Australian Open semifinal in girls' singles and Wimbledon 2025 junior doubles final, with hopes to meet the Williams sisters during the tournament.

via Bleacher Report|

#body-double #serena-williams #sports

sports-tennis11 days ago•11 min saved

Rybakina grabs first set as Cobolli completes dramatic comeback at US Open 2026

Elena Rybakina takes the opening set 6-3 against American wildcard Thea Frodin in the US Open 2026 live blog, with the second set under way; in other action Flavio Cobolli roars back from two sets down to defeat Francisco Comesana in five, and Madison Keys beats Alina Korneeva 7-5 6-4, with more updates from BBC’s live coverage.

via BBC|

#elena-rybakina #flavio-cobolli #sports-tennis

sports12 days ago•4 min saved

From King Richard to the main draw: Thea Frodin eyes US Open breakthrough

Teenager Thea Frodin, who once served as Serena Williams’ body double for King Richard, makes her US Open main-draw singles debut after earning a wildcard by winning the USTA Girls' 18s National Championships; she trained with Will Smith on set, has briefly emulated Serena’s strokes, and will face world No. 2 Elena Rybakina, hoping to showcase her own game and perhaps meet the Williams sisters during the fortnight.

via BBC|

#serena-williams #sports #tennis