KAZAN, June 13, Adela Ziatdinova. President of the Russian Tennis Federation (FTR) Shamil Tarpishchev said that one cannot demand a result from 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva, since her young body is still being formed.
Earlier, Andreeva finished her Grand Slam debut, losing in the third round at Roland Garros to world No. 6 Cory Gauff of the United States. In April, Andreeva at a competition in Madrid became the youngest tennis player to reach the fourth round of the WTA 1000 tournaments since their reform in 2009. In the updated ranking of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the athlete takes 101st place.
“I can’t say anything about Andreeva, because you can’t demand from young people to jump above their heads. There is a time for everything. They are still being formed, girls at 15-16 years old have not yet matured, the body is just being formed. can't say. You don't need to demand results, you just need to demand work and form creativity in the game. Only 30% of those who won at this age achieved results,» said Tarpishchev.