On Thursday, athletic Thursday, tennis player Tyra Grant, a bilateral citizenship, decided to represent Italy instead of the United States.
The 17 -year -old grade was born to an Italian mother and American father in Rome, and lived until 2023 until 2023, until 2023.
A official announcement from Italy's Tennis Federation will be made soon. A master official has already confirmed that Grant would represent Italy.
He ranked 356th in Singles.
Grant received a joker card to compete in women's singles in the Italian Open, which began in Rome on May 7.
Athletes can change nations for various reasons, including the ability to represent a country with less high -level athletes. Naomi Osaka passed its national commitment from the United States to Japan and became the world's highest paid female athlete with larger financial opportunities.
Only Jasmine Paolini number 6 is in the top 50 among Italian players. In contrast, 10 American women are in the top 50.
Grant's father Tyrone played college basketball at St.john's, and then continued a long career in Europe.
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