Mirra Andreeva continues to consider herself one of the world’s most promising players as she defeated Varvara Gracheva 7-5, 6-2 to become the fourth French Open player The second youngest female player to enter the 21st century in the quarter-finals.
Just over a year after Andreeva first broke through on the WTA just weeks before her 16th birthday, she continues to make strong progress. With her smart, varied game and endless grit, the 17-year-old didn’t drop a set in her late second-round win over Victoria Azarenka. Next week she will break into the top 30 for the first time in her career.
“I think I’m proud of everything; I won all the tournaments, competed in all the tournaments,” said Andreeva, who reached the quarterfinals ahead of Bulgaria’s Sesil Karatantcheva in 2005. Two years older. It was against Wika and we ended the game very late. This was really hard for me because I finished as late as we did the first time. It was really hard to recover afterward.
“Of course, it was a great game. It was very tight and tight today as well. Big court, big stage. There were a lot of people there, a lot of people. So, yeah, I’m proud of myself for being able to stay calm and keep playing.
In her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, Andreeva will be in one of the strongest lineups in years. She will next face No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated No. 22 seed Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals without losing a set. finals.
“I feel very confident in all conditions, just like I played very good tennis when it was cold. I also played very good tennis today. It’s warm in different conditions,” Sabalenka Said after the first warm day at Roland Garros this year. “I would say it doesn’t matter what the conditions are now. What matters is how focused I will be and whether I’m ready to fight for every point and be ready for long rallies.
Fourth seed Elena Rybakina also didn’t drop a set as she defeated 15th seed Elena Svitolina 6-3, 6-4. She will face No. 12 seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday, with a possible semifinal between Sabalenka and Rybakina on the horizon. In the first half, top seed Iga Swiatek will face fifth seed Markta Vondrousova, and third seed Coco Gauff will face eighth seed Ons Jabr.
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The top five seeds and four defending Grand Slam champions – Swiatek, Vondrousova, Gauff and Sabalenka – have reached the quarterfinals. There’s no easy game ahead as Swiatek attempts to make history by becoming the fourth woman in the Open era to win three consecutive French Open titles.
