Mirra Andreevacurrent disciple of the former Spanish champion of Wimbledon Conchita MartinezThe 17-year-old has continued her meteoric rise through the women’s tennis circuit and, although this time she left the court defeated, this Saturday she reaffirmed the very high expectations for her future.
The young Russian player has the ability to intimidate even Iga Swiatekthe solid world No. 1 that needed a great reaction and comeback to advance to the semifinals of WTA 1,000 on the hard court Cincinnati (USA): 4-6, 6-3 and 7-5 in 2h.30′ of play.
“He’s 17 years old, but I feel like we were playing at the same level. It was a very close game. Every point counts in the end. It wasn’t easy, that’s for sure,” Swiatek praised his young rival .
Andreeva earned her first WTA points at the age of 14 and entered the world rankings for the first time on April 4, 2022 at number 1,272. That year he rose almost a thousand places in the ranking (293rd) and, since then, he has climbed the ladder: he ended 2023 as 57th in the world and, in his role in Cincinnati, he will achieve a new best ranking in his budding career on Monday, the 21st.
Andreeva advanced to the quarterfinals after the Italian was eliminated Jasmine Paolini (5th), the fourth world top-10 winner this season, results as a minor they only achieved before turning 18 Kim Clijsters (2000) and Maria Sharapova (2004-05).
Time will mark the real flight of Andreeva, but her precocity background is truly surprising: Clijsters and Sharapova reached the world throne and two great tennis figures with titles of grand slam.
Ounce Jabeur (Australian Open), Marketa Vondrousova (Madrid) and, above all, Aryna Sabalenka in Roland Garros They are Andreeva’s three other top-10 victims this season. His semifinals in Paris, where he lost to Paolini, is currently Mirra’s most impressive result in 2024.
Andreeva debuted with her WTA record Iasibefore dealing with Games in Paris: there he lost in the first round against the Polish Magda Linettebut in doubles he won silver with his compatriot Diana Schneider after losing in the final against Italians Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.
Source: La Verdad
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