Russian Lyutova became the youngest winner of the WTA tournament since 2019.

On August 2, Russian tennis player Kristina Lyutova became the winner of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 250 tournament in Memphis (USA), with a prize fund exceeding $280 thousand.

In the decisive match, the 16-year-old Russian, ranked 229th in the world ranking, won a strong-willed victory over the Czech Republic's Daria Vidmanova (114th racket of the world). The meeting ended with a score 1:6, 6:1, 6:3. The time the athletes spent on the court was 2 hours and 1 minute.

Lyutova made her way to the main draw through qualifying. The Memphis tournament is her WTA debut. The Russian became the first tennis player born in the 2010s to win the title of the organization. She also became the youngest winner of a WTA tournament since 2019, when American Corey Gauff won the competition in Linz at the age of 15.

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