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Tennis: History maker Okutoyi to face Preston in US Open second round

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Kenya's rising Tennis star Angela Okutoyi looks on before being awarded the LG SJAK sports personality of the month at Nairobi Club on August 18, 2022. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Wimbledon Doubles champion Angella Okutoyi will be hoping to reach the knockout stages in the singles of the US Open when she takes to the court against Australian Taylah Preston today from 6 pm EAT in the second-round match at the Flushing Meadows, New York.

The 18-year-old Kenyan tennis star reached the second round after breezing past German's Carolina Kuhl by straight sets in the first round on Sunday evening.

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