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Such performances at the end of the previous century would not have caused a sensation, because Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles or even Anna Kournikova achieved spectacular victories in this century. Today, however, players with a similar birth certificate are a phenomenon in the tour and an absolutely extraordinary phenomenon. Also because the current regulations significantly limit the starting opportunities of young people, and de facto still children. The authorities of women’s tennis, after a series of careers falling apart unexpectedly quickly, served various types of actions and regulations delaying and suspending, i.e. the so-called. WTA Age Eligibility Rule. So that future stars mature and enter the game equipped with the tools necessary on the sports market. And not at the stage – literally and figuratively – of elementary school.
It didn’t impress her
Today, teenagers winning matches in major tournaments are rare. In fact, only Cori Gauff managed to make the jump to the elite very quickly. Now Mirra Andreyeva enters the stage, accompanied by her older sister Erika by more than two years. Or does it have as much potential as the revelation of the tournament in Madrid? We’ll find out in a few years. These days, the first one is definitely on top, which, in addition to Magda Linette, also eliminated the US Open 2021 finalist Leylah Fernandez and Beatriz Haddad Maia. Although the Brazilian in April in Stuttgart scored Jelena Rybakina, and last summer in Canada also Iga Świątek, Andreyeva was not impressed. This girl from the Australian Open junior final until Monday has not lost any match against the seniors! Even though she played at a lower level – in ITF tournaments in Switzerland – she also met respectable names there. For example, Garros semi-finalist Nadia Podoroska.
– What do I like most about Spain? All those stars that you knew from television, and now you can talk to them or have lunch together – she said.
“You meet Andy Murray… You see his face. And it’s so beautiful live, so amazing – she was excited in front of the camera.
The former Wimbledon champ was quick to retort to her, also drinking to himself. “Can you imagine how good she’ll be when she fixes her eyes?” – he jokingly referred to the words of a 16-year-old Russian girl on Twitter. On Monday, the teenager fought Aryna Sabalenka, but before this fight she did not seem nervous. – On the one hand, I am surprised that I have come so far here, on the other hand, maybe not so much, because I know what I can already do – she said. Ultimately, she lost to the Belarusian 3:6, 1:6, but she was happy anyway.
Easier in the family
The Andreyeve sisters are another confirmation of the thesis that two people can work more smoothly, more freely, providing themselves with additional drive. This applies to different generations. Today, we have young Czech girls next to us – Linda and Brenda Fruhvirtove. “Turning back the clocks”, one should mention their compatriots Karolina and Kristyna Pliškov, of course Agnieszka and Urszula Radwański,
Aliona and Kateryna Bondarenko, as well as the biggest ones, namely Serena and Venus Williams. And even before that, there was the famous trio of Bulgarian-born Maleev sisters.
Mirra and Erika were born in Siberia, but moved to Moscow and then to the Côte d’Azur to Cannes. They had the choice of Rafa Nadal’s academy in Mallorca, but opted for a proven French solution. “Also because Daniil Medvedev set off from here,” admits Mirra. And talking about what makes her and her sister different, she mentions that she with her topspin is more like Jabeur, and Erika with stronger tennis refers to Iga. “I’d like to meet you on tour.” I don’t know which one of us would win. Probably not me, because if I’m playing a drop shot, you can see this plan 20 seconds earlier. We know each other inside out – smiles the sensation of the event.
Night Iga Świątek. Madrid is terra incognita for her
This is her world
And complements, to whom he owes the flowering of talent. “My mother decided my path. She decided that we would practice this sport. We thank her very much for that. When the coaches give us five days off today, I can’t live a normal life. I just feel uncomfortable without tennis. From the beginning, I was sure that this was my world, emphasizes the younger of the Andreev sisters.
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