After one other spectacular victory on the Madrid Open, Mirra Andreeva patiently took photographs with some followers who regarded younger sufficient to be her classmates in highschool.
Moments earlier, the 15-year-old Russian had been elevating her arms by the web to rejoice her win over a top-20 opponent.
Andreeva, a day after defeating 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez for her first tour-level win, beat 14th-ranked Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 to advance to the third spherical on Thursday.
“Yes, I’m a bit surprised but also everyone was telling me they are playing the same level as you, they are just more consistent,” Andreeva, a ladies’ finalist on the Australian Open, mentioned.
“Their mental level is different – but the game-level is almost the same.”
With her win over Fernandez, Andreeva grew to become the third-youngest participant to win a main-draw match at a WTA 1000 match, behind Coco Gauff and CiCi Bellis, and solely the second 15-year-old to defeat a top-50 opponent.
With her victory on Thursday, Andreeva grew to become the seventh-youngest participant since 2000 to defeat a top-20 opponent earlier than the age of 16. The Russian’s birthday is on Saturday.
She has received 15 straight matches in all ranges and earlier this 12 months grew to become the primary participant to win two or extra W60 titles earlier than the age of 16.
The teenager regarded calm and in management all through the match in opposition to the Thirteenth-seeded Haddad Maia. She saved three set factors earlier than successful the first-set tiebreaker then broke early within the second to safe one other straight-set victory.
Andreeva will subsequent face both Marketa Vondrousova or Magda Linette for a spot within the spherical of 16 of the clay-court match.
Another teenager who had superior to the second spherical in Madrid, 17-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova, misplaced 6-0 6-3 to 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. The 58th-ranked Fruhvirtova is the youngest participant inside the highest 100.
Gauff reached the third spherical with a cushty 6-4 6-1 win over Irene Burillo Escorihuela and can subsequent face home-crowd favorite Paula Badosa, who defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 4-6 6-4.
Three-time Madrid Open champion Petra Kvitova misplaced 7-6 (11-9) 6-1 to Jule Niemeier, whereas ninth seed Maria Sakkari defeated Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus 6-4 6-4.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
