Mirra Andreeva: The Future Seems to be Vivid


It appears that evidently each a number of years or so, there’s a prodigy ready to make an influence on the game of tennis. Coco Gauff involves thoughts however the checklist goes on and on with legends equivalent to Tracy Austin and Martina Hingis who burst onto the scene at a really younger age and located success. Who is perhaps the subsequent on that checklist of gamers? I provide you with Mirra Andreeva.

The 16-year-old from Russia not solely upset her idol in veteran Ons Jabeur, she dismantled her 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the third spherical of the Australian Open. 

I used to be actually nervous earlier than the match, I’m actually impressed by Ons, by the best way she performs. Earlier than I began to play on the WTA tour, I at all times watched her matches, and now I had an opportunity to play towards her,” stated Andreeva. She appeared something however nervous towards the 6-seed.

 

Some could keep in mind the Russian only one yr in the past within the Australian Open lady’s draw, the place she reached the finals falling brief to Alina Korneeva in three units. Others may keep in mind her grand slam main-draw debut on the 2023 French Open the place she superior to the third spherical. She would go on to one-up that in Wimbledon the place she would attain the 4th spherical.

All indicators had been pointing to success in the beginning of 2024 when Andreeva reached the quarterfinals of the Brisbane Worldwide, however she appeared to shock herself towards Jabeur. “Within the first set, I confirmed wonderful tennis,” she stated. “I truthfully didn’t count on that from myself.”

Andreeva will look to equal her greatest grand slam consequence when she takes on Diane Parry of France subsequent.

 



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