Fourteen-year-old Megan Knight awarded wild card to play in qualifying at Eastbourne | Tennis News
Megan Knight, fourteen, received a joker to play in qualification at WTA 250 Eastbourne where Emma Raducanu will return to action.
Born in 2011, the teenager born in Suffolk is the daughter of the former English cricket player Nick Knight, and was crowned champion in simple in the national junior championships of Lexus 16u this year to add to her titles 12u and 14u.
She is currently the best aged 14 in the world by the junior ranking at 158 (June 16, 2025).
Knight, who is considered a natural ball striker, with an aggressive state of mind and a good technique, will face the Hungarian world N ° 69 Anna Bondar on Saturday in his opening match.
If Knight qualifies, she will participate alongside the British No. 1 and the former champion of the United States Open Raducanu, who returns to the South Coast this summer, in the hope of relying on her appearance in the quarter-finals in her early days.
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The champion of open girls US Mika Stojsavljevic and Hannah Klugman – both 16 years old – will also participate in the Eastbourne alongside the veterans Heather Watson.
Sonay Kartal, a native of Brighton, will play for the first time in the main draw of Eastbourne.
The two reigning champions, Daria Kasatkina and Taylor Fritz, are also confirmed to play.
Wimbledon’s title champion, Barbora Krejcikova, should appear in the female draw as she continues her return from the injury.
On the male side, the rising star Jacob Fearnley will be the one to look after after an impressive race in the quarterfinals of the Queen’s Club.
The qualifications for the open of Lexus Eastbourne will take place between Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22.
The main action of the draw will be underway on Monday June 23 with the final on Saturday June 28.
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