Kristina Kucova wins U.S. Open juniors girls title

Kristina Kucova, an unseeded 17-year-old Slovakian, defeated number 2 seed Urzula Radwanska today to win the U.S. Open junior girls title. Final score: 6-3, 1-6, 7-6

Unseeded Kucova gets to U.S. Open junior girls final

Having upset the defending champion in their quarterfinal match, Kristina Kucova won her semifinal match and will now face Urzula Radwanska in the U.S. Open junior girls final. Radwanska is the sister of Agnieszka Radwanska, who upset defending champion Maria Sharapova in the third round of the Open.

Defending junior girls' champion upset

Top seed and defending champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia was defeated in straight sets this morning by Kristina Kucova of Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the junior girls singles at the U.S. Open. Last year, Pavlychenkova defeated Tamira Paszek in the finals; Paszek entered the main draw this year and lost to Anna Chakvetadze in the round of 16.