Just In: Secret behind Mirra Andreeva’s recent rise revealed
The very young Russian tennis player, not yet 20 years old, is also doing very well at the US Open and is a candidate to be one of the favorites for the title. Beaten Anastasia Potapova (5-7, 6-4, 6-3), victim of an injury that affected her match, the class of 2007 earned the next challenge with one between Coco Gauff and Iva Jovic: “I had the feeling that in the first set I still had a few chances from time to time. I don’t know. At first I felt that the wind and the shadow of the roof affected me a bit. I felt a little uncomfortable.
And then she also started to play very well. So the first set went to her, but in the second set I just tried to be much more aggressive, to take more initiative, because I felt that in the first set she was the one who did it more. When I came to this tournament I didn’t really know what to expect, because my results here hadn’t been the best. My best result was the third round. I thought, “Well, at least something will happen.” But I didn’t expect much. For some reason, I don’t know, it seemed like I couldn’t find my rhythm here yet. And now, for the moment, thank God, things are going pretty well. But I don’t know. I think maybe she’s more serene in some way because I’m not that demanding of myself anymore.””, she said in the press conference.
Andreeva is on fire at the US Open
Then the words towards her opponent, for whom I have so much respect: “I remember the first time I saw her. It was in Monastir, a 250 tournament, and I had received an invitation and I had to play against her in the first round. For me, Anastasia has always been a kind of prodigy. She entered the circuit at a very young age. She also had a lot of victories. I remember we were all watching and cheering when she won junior Wimbledon. I remember watching that match.
For me she was always like a little star that I admired. The first time she just beat me. Then I realized that she was a very difficult player to face, but at the same time she was very kind. She told me so many nice things. Since then we have started training together. And that’s right, the more you see each other and the more time you spend together, the more we talk about everything, we comment on everything. So I feel like we have a good relationship off the court as well.”
