Yefremova, a native of Moscow, won the junior Australian Open

French tennis player Ksenia Efremova, a native of Moscow, defeated Ekaterina Tupitsina from Russia in the final match of the Australian Open 2026, which took place on the hard courts of Melbourne.

According to Sport-Express, the match ended with Yefremov's victory with a score of 6:3, 7:5. The game time was 1 hour 34 minutes.

The athlete is 16 years old, this victory was her first at the junior Grand Slam tournaments.

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