Great Britain could have another Emma Raducanu in the works, with Hannah Klugman turning heads at the W100 Shrewsbury this week. The 14-year-old is already the youngest female player ever to qualify for an event of the same level, and she took a big scalp on Thursday to book her spot in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Klugman, born in 2009, continued her remarkable run in Shrewsbury by beating British No 5 Lily Miyazaki. The youngster showed fighting spirit to battle past the world No 163 in three sets, taking the match 7-6 4-6 6-2.<\/p>\n
Already punching well above her weight in terms of the WTA rankings, Klugman will now face world No 46 Oceane Dodin – a player 12 years her senior – for a place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Just by making it into the main draw, Klugman knocked reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff off her perch as the youngest-ever female player to do so on the ITF Tour.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Emma Raducanu convinces tennis fans of dramatic career change amid injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n Klugman is appearing in just her fourth professional event. Aged 14 years and eight months, she also reached the quarter-finals at W25 Nottingham back in April.<\/p>\n Tennis fans are hopeful that the teenager can replicate the success Raducanu enjoyed when she burst onto the scene, with @karenwr75084451 writing on X: “She’s going to be something special.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5022822.jpg?r=1697756234476\")
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