#Latest news with #juniorGrandSlamWashington Post06-05-2025SportWashington PostTyra Caterina Grant back in Italy hoping to follow Jannik Sinner as the country's next tennis starROME — Tyra Caterina Grant grew up playing and living at the same tennis academy in northern Italy that Jannik Sinner attended before he went on to become No. 1. So perhaps it feels natural that the 17-year-old Grant, a three-time junior Grand Slam doubles champion, will try to follow in Sinner's footsteps again after announcing that she has switched nationalities from the United States and will represent Italy for her promising professional career.
Washington Post06-05-2025SportWashington PostTyra Caterina Grant back in Italy hoping to follow Jannik Sinner as the country's next tennis starROME — Tyra Caterina Grant grew up playing and living at the same tennis academy in northern Italy that Jannik Sinner attended before he went on to become No. 1. So perhaps it feels natural that the 17-year-old Grant, a three-time junior Grand Slam doubles champion, will try to follow in Sinner's footsteps again after announcing that she has switched nationalities from the United States and will represent Italy for her promising professional career.