16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva came back from 1-5 down in the final set, as well as a match point on serve, to win the round of 16 of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, after defeating the Frenchwoman Diane Parry 1-6, 6-1 and 7-6(5).
Andreeva became the youngest tennis player to defeat a top-10 player in the previous round with her victory over Tunisian Ons Jabeus (6), after that victory by American Coco Gauff over Japanese Naomi Osaka at Melbourne Park in 2020.
The spectators on court 3 rose to give a loud ovation to a tennis player who reached the third round at Roland Garros and a round of 16 at Wimbledon at the age of just 15 last season.
Although his statistics are lower than the French tennis playerwith eight fewer wins and two more unforced errors, the Czech won 2-0 in the face-to-face match he kept with Parry, having also won their clash in the last edition of Roland Garros.
Her next opponent will be known after the conclusion of the clash between Australian qualifier Storm Hunter and Czech Barbora Krejcikova (9), a match that will close the day at Rod Laver Arena.
Source: La Verdad
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