By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 31, 2024
Peyton Stearns has all the time been a loyal staff participant.
Subsequent week, Stearns will probably be representing Workforce USA.
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World No. 48 Peyton Stearns steps in for Madison Keys, who withdrew from the staff, on the USA squad that may play subsequent week’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Seville, Spain.
Stearns joins Sloane Stephens, Danielle Collins, Sofia Kenin and Taylor Townsend on the American staff.
The 22-year-old Stearns reached her first WTA singles last this April in Bogota and rose to a career-high rating of No. 43 in September.
A 3-time all-American on the College of Texas, Stearns made historical past as the primary participant in Texas historical past to win the NCAA singles title, which she captured within the spring of 2022. Stearns grew to become the primary girl since Nicole Gibbs in 2013 to win the NCAA singles and staff titles in the identical 12 months.
Stearns cites the success of two-time NCAA singles champion Danielle Collins, who reached the 2022 Australian Open last and a career-high rank of No. 7 as a optimistic affect in encouraging her to pursue a professional profession.
At Roland Garros final summer season, Stearns knocked off a pair of former French Open singles and doubles champions defeating Jelena Ostapenko and Katerina Siniakova.
a star is born 🌟
🇺🇸 Peyton Stearns recaps the most important win of her professional profession over Ostapenko!#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/i1yKAn6P8j
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) Could 31, 2023
The 5’8″ Stearns reached the US Open fourth spherical final month, pushing Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova to 3 units earlier than bowing.
America opens its Finals marketing campaign in Seville on Thursday, November 9, with a Group-stage matchup vs. Switzerland, at 4 p.m. native time, and conclude Group play vs. the Czech Republic on Friday, November 10, at 4 p.m. native time. The Group winner of these three nations will advance to Saturday’s semifinals.
The championship tie is Sunday, November 12.
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