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Dayana Yastremska’s childhood story: How jumping off a two-meter high wardrobe brought her to tennis

Dayana Yastremska is still only 19 years old and she’s already a well-known name in the tennis world, with three WTA singles titles (Hua Hin, Strasbourg and Hong Kong) and a career-high ranking of No.21. The Ukrainian and her family have recently shared her growing-up story and I’ve taken the most interesting excerpts from it, along with a couple of childhood photos, as part of my Little Tennis Stars series.

Yastremska with her parents 12 years ago

Yastremska was born in Odessa in 2000, to mother Marina and father Alexander.