IT will not be a typical Tuesday for Mika Stojsavljevic today, with the latest Junior US Open winner returning to Amherst School in Loughborough with an additional piece of silverware. The 15-year-old followed in the footsteps of Emma Raducanu by winning a Grand Slam title and returning to high school the next week, with the British rising star a name to remember.

Stojsavljevic was outstanding throughout the whole tournament, and the unseeded junior went through taking some huge scalps along the way including top seed and Aussie hope Emerson Jones, third seed American Iva Jovic and in the final, seventh seed Japanese talent Wakana Sonobe.

In the final, Stojsavljevic won in straight sets over Sonobe, completing the championships match in an hour and 25 minutes with a 6-4 6-4 triumph. She hit 14 winners and 25 unforced errors to the evenly matched Sonobe’s 13 and 30 respectively, with an elite 91 per cent success rate off her first serve, only dropping three points all match.

While a little vulnerable off her second serve (35 per cent and six double faults), Stojsavljevic still saved four of five break points, and broke three times herself while winning 41 per cent of her receiving points along the way.

“I think it was a really good match,” Stojsavljevic said. “She played really well, and I think we both stepped up our level in the second set. I think it was not something that I maybe expected, but I’m super happy.

“I think I’m still in a little bit of shock.”

A powerful server usually, Stojsavljevic might not have been able to get many past her Japanese opponent. in the final, but through the semi, served nine aces and hit 36 winners to six against Jovic to produce another upset win.

Meanwhile in the boys’ singles, Spain’s Rafael Jodar upstaged top seed Norwegian Nicolai Budkov Kjaer in a come-from-behind epic win, 2-6 6-2 7-6. Standing up when it counted, Jodar fought back from a break down in the deciding set to save the other seven break points he faced.

Budkova Kjaer is coming off a Wimbledon title as second seed, and almost made it back-to-back Grand Slam trophies by reaching the decider. In the final though, the 12th seeded Jodar needed to go all the way to the third set tiebreaker which he dominated 10-1, winning in two hour and six minutes, including being successful in the last seven points of the match.

Born just 16 days apart, Budkov Kjaer turned 18 on September 1, while Jodar ages up on September 17, with both set to be names to remember in the future. The Spaniard hit double the amount of winners (26-13), while only having four more unforced errors (36-32), and putting down eight aces. Jodar also won an impressive 40 of 52 (77 per cent off his first serve) and won 40 per cent of his receiving points.

“I’m in a dream right now,” Jodar said post-match. “It was a battle. I want to congratulate also Nicolai for the tournament and for the match. It’s been a pleasure to play a final against him.

“I’m really proud of myself. I think all the work I’ve been doing this season, not only this season, just in general, in my whole life, has been showed here in this tournament.”