Overview
- Efremova defeated Ekaterina Tupitsyna 6-3, 7-5 in the Melbourne final for her first junior Grand Slam title.
- The victory is projected to move her to No. 1 in the junior rankings on Monday.
- She is the first French girls' champion at the Australian Open since Virginie Razzano in 1999.
- A week after falling in senior qualifying, the tournament’s No. 3 seed completed a resilient junior run.
- Born in Moscow and naturalized French in 2023, she now trains in Cannes with Jean‑René Lisnard and aims for the WTA top 200 within a year as coaches urge a more aggressive, varied game.