Aleksandra Krunic made her way out of qualifying and went on to defeat Katarzyna Piter of Poland in the first round, knock out No. 27 seed American Madison Keys in the second round and upset No. 3 seed and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the third round.
Get to know more about Krunic, who is only in her second main draw appearance at the US Open as she has now reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time:
- Krunic, age 21, was born in Moscow. While her immediate family still lives there, she resides in Belgrade and represents Serbia.
- Krunic turned pro in 2009 and made her debut on the WTA Tour in Budapest in 2011.
- She is currently ranked No. 145 on the WTA tour and reached her highest ranking of No. 126 on Sept. 16, 2013.
- Her title wins thus far have come on the ITF Circuit, with eight singles titles and six doubles titles.
- She’s the fifth-ranked Serbian female tennis player behind Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Bojana Jovanovski and Jovana Jaksic.
- Growing up her tennis idols were three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters and 2005 US Open finalist Mary Pierce.
- Her interests include psychology and criminology while her hobbies include bowling, shopping and driving her car.
- She is in her fourth year at Singidunum University in Serbia with hopes of graduating at the end of 2014 with a degree in economics.
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