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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAt just 17, Thea Frodin is about to walk onto one of the biggest tennis stages in the world \u2014 and her opponent is none other than Elena Rybakina, the No. 2 player in women’s tennis.But Frodin isn’t exactly a stranger to the spotlight.Before making her U.S. Open singles debut, the Los Angeles teenager had already played Serena Williams on the big screen \u2014 sort of.<\/p>\n Frodin was the tennis body double for Demi Singleton, who portrayed a young Serena Williams in the 2021 movie \u201cKing Richard\u201d, starring Will Smith.The experience took her to a movie set for six months, where she worked alongside major Hollywood actors.\u201cI was on set for six months and I got to be alongside some really cool actors and obviously Will Smith, and just the whole experience was super cool for me,\u201d Frodin said. \u201cAnd obviously to be able to play the double, or the role of somebody that I look up to and I have always been inspired by was truly, like, a very special experience for me.\u201dBut there was one unexpected problem: Frodin became so accustomed to copying Serena’s strokes that she struggled to play with her own technique afterward.\u201cIt\u2019s actually funny. After I was done with with the movie, I actually got into the habit of using, or playing with her strokes, and I couldn\u2019t switch back to mine because I was so used to hers,\u201d Frodin said. \u201cSo my parents \u2014 I mean, obviously it\u2019s a great person to replicate \u2014 but my parents were a little bit upset because I was playing like Serena, so it took me a while to get back to my normal technique.\u201d<\/p>\n Now, Frodin gets to create her own tennis story.\u201cI\u2019ve worked so hard to try and get to this level, and to have an opportunity like this is just really special for me,\u201d Frodin said Monday in a phone interview.Her U.S. Open opportunity came after she won the USTA Billie Jean King Girls\u2019 18s National Championships and earned a wild card.And while tennis remains her priority, Frodin hasn’t ruled out another Hollywood appearance.\u201cObviously, my No. 1 focus always has been tennis, but I\u2019ve always had this little thought in the back of my mind. I feel like it would be really cool if I could somehow balance both,\u201d Frodin said. \u201cI mean, I loved every second of being in that kind of environment, of that kind of acting life. I enjoy it a lot and yeah, if it\u2019s even possible, I don\u2019t mind having that as a side gig, you know?\u201d<\/div>\n Thea Frodin is making her U.S. Open singles debut At just 17, Thea Frodin is about to walk onto one of the biggest tennis stages in the world \u2014 and her opponent is none other than Elena Rybakina, the No. 2 player in women’s tennis.But Frodin isn’t exactly a stranger to the spotlight.Before making her 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she was in Hollywood<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
She is now in the US Open<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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