American teenager wins match at U.S. Open

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U.S. teen pulls U.S. Open upset

On Tuesday, American teenager Catherine “CiCi” Bellis became the youngest player to win a U.S. Open match since 1996 when she upset Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova. Bellis, 15, is the youngest winner of a U.S. Open match since Anna Kournikova, also 15, won in 1996.

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, reacts after a point against Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Catherine Bellis of the United States serves against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their women's singles first-round match at the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2014 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, returns a shot against Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, returns a shot against Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, plays a women's singles first-round match against Dominika Cibulkova of the Slovakia at the U.S. Open in New York, Aug. 26, 2014. (Uli Seit/The New York Times)

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, plays a women's singles first-round match against Dominika Cibulkova of the Slovakia at the U.S. Open in New York, Aug. 26, 2014. (Uli Seit/The New York Times)

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, reacts after a point against Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, reacts after a point against Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Catherine Bellis, of the United States, drops to her knees after defeating Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Catherine Bellis of the United States reacts after defeating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their women's singles first-round match at of the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2014 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Catherine Bellis of the United States celebrates after defeating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their women's singles first-round match at of the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2014 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Catherine Bellis of the United States celebrates after defeating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their women's singles first-round match at the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2014 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Catherine Bellis of the United States celebrates after defeating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their women's singles first-round match at the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2014 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Catherine Bellis, of the United States, reacts after a point against Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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