Anastasija Sevastova has been one of the true stars of the 2016 US Open. Ranked No. 48 in the world, the 26-year-old has embarked upon the greatest run of her professional tennis career.
As a Latvian athlete, it’s hardly surprising that she’s being compared to New York Knicks sensation Kristaps Porzingis.
The Knicks took Porzingis at No. 4 overall in the 2015 NBA Draft—the highest any Latvian-born player had ever been selected. Porzingis took the basketball world by storm and earned a unanimous selection to the 2016 All-Rookie First Team.
According to Marc Berman and Brian Lewis of The New York Post, Sevastova doesn’t believe she’s quite as famous as her Latvian counterpart.