Athletistic/Tennis. Andrei Olkhovsky, two-time winner of Grand Slam doubles tournaments, expressed his thoughts on the recognition of Mirra Andreeva as “Rookie of the Year” at the WTA Player Award 2023 ceremony in a conversation with SE.

“I think Mirra received this award deservedly. She leads the newcomers and has demonstrated impressive results, which undoubtedly earned her this award. I would also like to highlight two of our other girls who were on the list of nominees: Diana Schneider and Elina Avanesyan. In addition, it is worth mentioning Alina Korneeva, who, although she did not participate in such a large number of adult tournaments, won two junior Grand Slam tournaments and won the final tournament, which is also a very impressive result,” Olkhovsky said. notice with the correspondent “SE”.

In 2023, Andreeva entered the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time and won her first victory, defeating American Alison Risk with a score of 6: 2, 6: 1 at Roland Garros. She reached the 3rd round of the tournament. Additionally, the Russian tennis player reached the 4th round of Wimbledon and the 2nd round of the US Open.

Over the current year, Andreeva climbed 359 places in the WTA rankings, from 405th to 46th place.

  • Mirra Andreeva became “Rookie of the Year” according to the WTA


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