Mika Stojsavljevic beats Sofia Kenin at Hong Kong Open as lucky loser
British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in three sets at the Hong Kong Open after a late lucky-loser entry.
How it was covered
- ITV was the only channel found covering it, concentrating on Stojsavljevic's one-hour-notice upset and her junior pedigree.
- Channel 5, BBC News, BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News and Sky News: not found in tracked broadcasts.
The Full Story
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British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in three sets at the Hong Kong Open after being given a late lucky-loser place, ITV reported.
ITV said the 17-year-old learned only an hour before the match that Kenin's scheduled opponent had withdrawn through injury. It reported that she had failed to qualify for the tournament but took the chance to claim her first tour victory, winning by two sets to one.
Kenin, who won the Australian Open six years ago, was ranked 224 places higher than Stojsavljevic, but ITV reported that the gap did not show. ITV reported that Stojsavljevic said she believed in herself despite facing a Grand Slam champion.
ITV described the Londoner as a rising star who combines elite competition with her studies. In 2024 she became the first British player in 15 years to win the US Open girls' title, ITV reported. After turning professional, she made her senior Wimbledon debut this summer and lost in the first round, according to ITV.
ITV reported that the win means Stojsavljevic will face the world number 67 in the next round tomorrow.
Key Claims
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| Mika Stojsavljevic entered as a lucky loser after Kenin's scheduled opponent withdrew injured an hour before the match and beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in three sets for her first tour victory. | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
ITV1 treated the result as a striking British tennis story, leading with Stojsavljevic's jump from backup to beating a Grand Slam champion. It stressed the one-hour notice, her junior Grand Slam pedigree and the 224-place ranking gap. The report closed by looking ahead to her next match against the world number 67.
- “She went from backup to beating a Grand Slam champion in a tournament she'd failed to qualify for.”
- “I believed in myself and yeah it worked out.”
- “That is a big big moment for the British teenager.”
Who was on air
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- 19:14 GMT
Mika Stojsavljevic, 17-year-old
ITV Evening News · Wed 4 Nov
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