Victoria Duval the latest teen to create buzz at U.S. Open

• Look at it this way: At least you didn't work, come home to relax by watching tennis only to see Serena defeat Schiavone 6-0, 6-1 and Victoria Azarenka beat

Jon Wertheim | Aug 28, 2013

Victoria Duval the latest teen to create buzz at U.S. Open /

Victoria Duval won her first Grand Slam match Tuesday, upsetting 2011 U.S. Open champ Sam Stosur. — Victoria Duval won her first Grand Slam match Tuesday, upsetting 2011 U.S. Open champ Sam Stosur :: Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images

• Look at it this way: At least you didn't work, come home to relax by watching tennis only to see Serena defeat Schiavone 6-0, 6-1 and Victoria Azarenka beat Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-0, 6-0. Seriously, tennis tournaments are like Gumpian boxes of chocolate. Some matches you get stinkers. Some matches you get Victoria Duval. All part of the appeal.

Published Aug 28, 2013

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.