Roland Garros 2021 singles and In doubles, Barbora Kreychikova was devastatingly inferior to 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva in the second round of Wimbledon and decided to withdraw due to injury. The results of the young athlete continue to amaze.
Again the third round at the Grand Slam, Andreeva made her debut on grass courts and immediately managed to win a number of bright victories. She confidently won three meetings in the qualification and made her way to the main draw.
Grand SlamsWimbledon WTA06 July 2023 • start at 15:10FinishedMirra AndreevaRussia1 : 06:34:0Barbora KrejchikovaCzech Republic
In the first round, the young athlete faced Wang Xiyu. Despite her age, it was Andreeva who was considered the favorite, but she had to sweat with the Chinese. Having taken the first set, the Russian woman gave up the second one, and in the decisive game she won with a score of 7:5.
Her next opponent was the 10th seed of the Kreychikov tournament. It seemed that Andreeva's chances of success were not high. In addition, the tournament schedule was also against the Russian woman, because she had to play the next day after the previous match, postponed due to bad weather. It rained for several days in London, leading to criticism of the organizers for failing to resolve the problem without a major rescheduling.
Powerful victory over the champion. What's next? Despite the difficulties, Andreeva was not just stronger, but could even win the second set «at zero». At 16, she doesn't care who plays against her. The Russian woman could have taken Kreychikova's serve already in the third game, but failed to take advantage of the break point. But they managed to do it in the seventh and ninth games, thanks to which the first set went to Andreeva — 6:3.
Four games won in a row instilled even more confidence in Andreeva. In the second installment, the Russian woman immediately took her pitch to zero, and then began to literally destroy the Czech tennis player. With the score 4:0, the former second racket of the world was forced to withdraw from the match, citing an injury to his left leg. It took the young Russian woman less than an hour to win.
In total, this is Andreeva's fifth victory in a row in the UK. In the third round, she can meet with compatriot Anastasia Potapova. A month and a half ago, she was able to break into the third round of Roland Garros, so it is unlikely that the ambitions of 16-year-old Andreeva, who some fans call the new Maria Sharapova, end there. The example of Martina Higgins emphasizes this once again.