Luxembourg's Mandy Minella has qualified for the main draw at the US Open, where she will play the #22 seed, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the first round of the Women's Singles Tennis Championship; the 22 year-old is ranked #19 in the WTA rankings and won through to the 3rd round in 2015.
The 31 year-old from Esch-sur-Alzette is currently ranked #110 and was ranked #6 in the qualifying tournament where she defeated Barbora Stefkova (Czech Republic), 7-5, 6-3; Aryna Sabalenka (Bulgaria), 7-6, 6-3; and Eri Hozumi (Japan), 6-3, 6-1.
Her match in the 1st round proper is to be played on Monday or Tuesday.
