South Africa’s rising tennis star Heike Janse van Vuuren progressed to the quarter-finals of the prestigious International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Grade A Samaai Junior tournament on Wednesday, 10 August 2022.
The 17-year-old, who is the reigning U18 Africa Junior Championship winner, pulled off an opening round victory over Kazakhstan’s Zhanel Rustemova 6-4, 6-3 on Monday, 8 August.
Heike marches on! 🙌
🇿🇦 Heike Janse van Vuuren defeats Chinese yichen Zhao 6-2, 6-2 to secure her spot in the quarterfinal round of the Samaai Junior Open (ITF Grade A) at @TuksSport.
Last week's J1 Durban champion Ella McDonald awaits in the next round.#SamaaiJuniorOpen pic.twitter.com/NfEqcg9DK3
— Tennis South Africa (@TennisSA) August 10, 2022
She then went on to defeat Yichen Zhao of China in straight sets 6-2,6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the quarter-finals.
Janse van Vuuren will face J1 Durban Champion Ella McDonald of Britain in the quarter-final.
Photo 1 Caption: South Africa’s rising tennis star Heike Janse van Vuuren progressed to the quarter-finals of the prestigious International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Grade A Samaai Junior tournament on Wednesday, 10 August 2022. Photo: Tennis SA/Frennie Shivambu
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