Vania King

Vania King , a wild-card entry from Long Island, managed to pull off a major upset today, beating No. 15 seed Samantha Stosur in the second round of the US Open today. King, ranked 114th in the world, won in two sets, putting down Stosur 7-5, 6-4. Vania King will be advancing in the US Open. (Getty Images) It probably helped that King was relatively well-rested. Her first round match against Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus was canceled after Yakimova was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury. King was leading in the first set when her opponent was forced to withdraw. The Austrailian ... Read Full Story

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This is the breaking news update from her official website : "A last minute substitution pitted 18 year old Vania King against Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens in the Fed Cup quarterfinal this past weekend in Delray Beach, Florida. After being informed late Sunday morning that she would replace Serena Williams in the third match of the tournament, King played her best tennis of the season and clinched the series by defeating Flipkens 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Later in the day, King and Lisa Raymond paired up to defeat Caroline Maes/Tamaryn Hendler 6-1, 6-2 and seal the United State's 5-0 sweep. The US will host Russia in ... Read Full Story