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 A run to the final at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy ensured that
Bencic, 18, became the first woman aged under 20 to enter the top 10
since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009.
“As a small kid, everyone is dreaming to one day become top 10,"
Bencic, who won two titles in 2015, said in a statement.
"I now realize that all the hard work paid off. Until now, I didn't
know if I would make it. But this is an amazing moment for me and
just... my dream. My goal is reached."
A sport that was once the domain of teenage champions, with players
such as Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario and
Martina Hingis winning grand slam titles before turning 20, has seen
a shift in recent years.
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Maria Sharapova's triumph at the 2006 U.S. Open was the last time a
teenaged player won a slam, while last year's four majors were all
won by 30-something women as Serena Williams and Flavia Pennetta
walked away with the spoils.
(Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by Ed Osmond)
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