A historic performance is that achieved by the Colombian tennis player Mía Jiménez at the 12th International “Little Mo” Tournament in West OrangeNew Jersey (United States), one of the most emblematic competitions for children’s players in the world, since more than 300 rackets compete in the categories of 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 years old.

In this competition, the coffee racket is present in the singles and doubles finals in the 8-year-old category. In singles, she reached the title match after defeating American Melodie Geffrard 6-4, 6-1; meanwhile, in doubles, alongside Geffrard herself, she beat Canadian couple Sunandita Pal and Anya de Lain 8-2.

This Wednesday, Mía will look for a historic double for Colombian tennis, since great references of world “white sport” have settled there; Madison Keys, Catherine ‘Cici’ Bellis, Taylor Townsend, Leylah Fernandez, Coco Gauff, Andy Roddick, Dominic Thiem, Sebastian Korda, Taylor Fritz, Brandon Nakashima, Mackenzie McDonald, among others, stand out.

In the singles final, Jiménez will face American Leah Davis; For his part, in doubles, he will face the local duo of Leah Davis and Bryce Pennell. The edition of this contest has a particular value, since it commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the third title of Maureen Connolly at the US Open, known as “Little Mo”, who in 1953 became the first woman to win all four Grand Slams in the same year, a feat only achieved by Australian Margaret Court in 1970 and Germany’s Steffi Graff in 1988.

In 1968, the “Little Mo” foundation was born and a year later Maureen Connolly, its founder, died of ovarian cancer, after which tournaments began to be organized in her honor, kick off this iconic series of competitions, being the most important those already referenced at West Orange and Colorado Springs; in addition to the Palm Beach Gardens contest in Florida in early December.