Mirra Andreeva, write down her name. The 15-year-old Russian tennis player breaks all schedules in this start of the Masters 1,000 in Madrid in the women’s draw, where she surprises everyone with a level of play rarely seen in a girl her age, and is in the third round without a set to drop. Andreeva, who arrived in the capital as number 194 on the WTA ranking and thanks to an invitation from the tournament organization, has already signed two big surprises. The Russian knocked out Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernández, finalist of the US Open 2021, in the first round in a match that ended quickly (6-3 and 6-4) and thus achieved her first victory in a final draw. But the big feat was achieved this Thursday by knocking out Brazilian Haddad Maia, number 13 in the tournament in Madrid and a specialist on clay courts. The Russian, with abusive sobriety, got rid of her 7-6, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Masters 1,000 in Madrid in her first appearance in a tournament of this magnitude. Right-handed and with a two-handed backhand, the Russian tennis player is characterized by her aggressive game, with which she has built up a more than interesting palmares at the age of only 15. He started his professional career last season, winning the ITF W25 tournament in Castilla y León-Villa de El Espinar, as well as other championships in Antalya (Turkey) and Beitar (Israel). His record is no less this year. She started by playing the final of the Junior Australian Open, where she lost in three sets against her compatriot Korneeva. In recent weeks, Andreeva has won the ITF W60 in Chiasso and Bellinzona, held in Switzerland. With those two trophies and the two victories in Madrid, the Russian remains undefeated on the professional circuit this season. Tennis, a precocious sport Historically speaking, tennis has been a sport in which players’ precocity is the order of the day. Andreeva breaks many records at the age of 15, but before her there were others who even surpassed her in those records. American Tracy Austin is the youngest player in history to win a professional tournament. He did it in 1977 in Portland, at 14 years and 28 days. He finished number one in the rankings and won two Grand Slams. This includes Monica Seles, who won the Houston tournament in 1989 at the age of 15 and 4 months. The tennis player of Serbian descent ended her sports career with 9 Grand Slams. Recently, Coco Gauff, another diamond from the American factory, won the 2019 Linz tournament at the age of 15 years and 7 months. Andreeva turns 16 on April 29, and while it’s still early to predict what progress she’ll make in the next few years, her level and precocity suggest she could have a brilliant career.
Source: La Verdad
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