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San Diego’s Katherine Hui wins US Open girls’ title as unseeded wildcard

Katherine Hui, above, defeated Tereza Valentova in the US Open girls’ final on Saturday in New York.
Katherine Hui, above, defeated Tereza Valentova in the US Open girls’ final on Saturday in New York. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP

Katherine Hui made it two big victories for American teenagers at the US Open on Saturday, winning the girls’ title as an unseeded wildcard in only her second junior grand slam appearance.

Hui, an 18-year-old from San Diego who is entering her freshman year at Stanford, stepped on to Court 12 for her final during 19-year-old Coco Gauff’s victory over Aryna Sabalenka for the women’s title inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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