Ashlin Krueger singled out Jessica Pula and Victoria Azarenka for helping her navigate professional tennis and is now seeing results at the US Open Jessica Pula is in Hot Pursuit of her first Grand Slam as she chases her ultimate career goal but she still puts time aside to help those new to the tour according to exciting us Prospect Ashlin Krueger Krueger 20 is still a relatively unknown name at the highest level but is quickly gaining popularity the young star from Texas has claimed the first two grand slam singles wins of her career at this US Open and impressed as she made light work of teenage sensation Mera Andrea to reach the third round to be in the third round is a dream she said after claiming the winning feeling was Electric in front of her biggest crowd yet many expected andreeva to go far in this Us open after a stunning 2024 but krugger needed just 64 minutes to win in straight sets Krueger is now becoming familiar with grand slam surroundings but after her second round win she thanked two more experienced players for making her transition more comfortable yeah now that I'm here more consistently I'm learning a lot of the girls Victoria Azarenka as a mentor and Jessica pugula are definitely the top two despite being an unknown territory Krueger is feeling as relaxed as ever and puts a lot of that self-confidence down to the advice given to her by Azarenka and Pula she's also spent a lot of work behind the scenes becoming totally resilient and not allowing any negativity to impact her performances on the court I've just been doing the same thing but I'm more relaxed I'm just trying to stay positive and have fun Krueger added enjoying myself outside of tennis and just being myself on the court is where my confidence comes from despite Andria's tender age of 17 she was expected to beat Krueger in the second round and the defeat was seen as a major upset Andre V storm to the fourth round of the Australian Open before reaching the semifinals of Roland garos although she did suffer an ugly exit in the first round of Wimbledon one person who never expected andreeva to win was Krueger who made sure she was ready to make a major statement when being asked if the result was a shock Krueger responded no I think I played very well and I think that was the result of who I face today she played exactly how I thought and I just really stepped in and played a good match on days like these you don't really have to think so much so there were just a lot of good things for me serve return move the ball around and play aggressive tennis it's perhaps poetic that Krueger has enjoyed her breakthrough at home and although she was born in Missouri before relocating to Dallas New York City has always felt special Krueger revealed after the game that away from tennis she's a huge lover of Art and Design and feels like she belongs in the Big Apple it's always going to be special playing at home I'm just excited to be doing it in New York there's pressure that comes with it for sure but I'm happy to get through Babu do news