The new year is almost upon us, and there's a crop of young players ready to make even bigger marks on the world in 2020. Let's count down the Top 10 ATP and WTA youth to watch:
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Amanda Anisimova
Age: 18
Ranking: No. 24
In a lot of ways, 2019 was the "season that almost was" for Amanda Anisimova.
Playing her first Australian Open, she racked up three wins, including straight sets over No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka, before falling in the fourth round to eventual finalist Petra Kvitova, 6-2, 6-1.
In April, Anisimova picked up her first WTA title, on the Bogota clay, though she didn't face anyone in the top 100. She carried that momentum into Roland Garros, where she beat Sabalenka (again), defending champion Simona Halep and three others to make the semifinals—still as a 17-year-old. This time, she'd lose in three sets to the soon-to-be champion, Ashleigh Barty.