British tennis sensation returning to school just days after US Open triumph

Stojsavljevic cruised to a 6-4 6-4 victory over Japan’s Wakana Sonobe on Saturday to become the first British winner of this event since Heather Watson in 2009.

The 6ft tall teenager, who grew up idolizing Maria Sharapova, had to battle through a tough draw in New York that included a semi-final bout with third seed American Iva Jovic.

However, the 15-year-old surpassed all expectations and closed out the final in emphatic fashion to become the youngest winner since  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in 2006.

However, the teenager will not have long to savour her impressive achievements as she is forced to return to the classroom just 72 hours on from her final at Flushing Meadows.

‘I hate maths! I haven’t got my timetable yet, but I’m sure it will be pretty intense,’ she said. ‘It probably might be a little bit different for me.’

To allow them to focus on their training, Stojsavljevic is put in small class sizes with her fellow tennis stars and said that might make her return to school as a US Open winner a tad less dramatic.

‘In our set-up, it’s only tennis players in our classroom. They have made these really small classrooms to make sure it’s just focused on us,’ she added.

‘So I think it will be a little bit easier just being with tennis people. But around school, it might be a little bit different.’

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