MOSCOW, June 29 Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva admitted that at first she did not feel comfortable on the Wimbledon grass courts, but gradually gained confidence in herself.
Grand SlamsWimbledon, Qualification WTAJune 29, 2023 • start at 16:05FinishedMirra AndreevaRussia2 : 17:55:76:2Tamara KorpaczGermany
Thursday, the 16-year-old athlete beat German Tamara Korpacch in the qualification final for the first time in her career advanced to the Wimbledon main draw. Her opponent in the first round will be known later. In early June, the Russian woman reached the third round of her debut Roland Garros.
“I am very satisfied with the performance at my first (of the season) tournament on grass. At first I did not feel comfortable on this surface, but step by step I become more confident. I just tried to do my job, not looking ahead, to fight for every ball. And now I'm in the main draw. It's great that I managed to get here at all. I've never been to Wimbledon before and I'm very excited, «the official website of the tournament quotes the Russian woman.
Andreeva is the 102nd racket of the world. In April, at a competition in Madrid, she became the youngest tennis player to reach the fourth round of the WTA 1000 since they were reformed in 2009.