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Lily Miyazaki switches nationality from Japanese to British


Lily Miyazaki in action at the National Tennis Centre in London.
Miyazaki is ranked at a career-high 206

World 206-ranked Lily Miyazaki has determined to play for Nice Britain in future.

Miyazaki, 26, lived in Japan for the primary six years of her life earlier than settling in London aged 10, the place she skilled on the Sutton Tennis Academy.

Japanese residents are usually not allowed to carry twin nationality, so Miyazaki has opted for British citizenship.

She’s going to develop into the British quantity seven, and eligible to play for GB within the Billie Jean King Cup.

Miyazaki been taking part in full-time since 2019 and has received 4 singles titles on the second-tier ITF Tour.

She not too long ago made her WTA tour debut on the 2022 Lyon Open after qualifying for the principle draw the place she reached the spherical of 32.

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