Mirra Andreeva became a real gift for Russian tennis fans, the 16-year-old athlete recalls Maria Sharapova multiple USSR tennis champion Anna Dmitrieva told .
Last season, Andreeva reached the 1/8 finals of Wimbledon, repeating the record of Sharapova, who was the only tennis player of the 21st century who managed to reach this stage of the tournament at the age of 17. Andreeva also reached the third round at Roland Garros. The Russian started the season at 405th place in the WTA rankings and in November became the 46th racket in the world. The WTA recognized Andreeva as Rookie of the Year.
— Mirra Andreeva is such a gift to everyone who supports Russian tennis, because she is a new player. Before that, we heard that there were two Andreeva sisters who were training and showing promise, but, to be honest, I never saw them in action. And this year Mirra presented many surprises. I’d like to believe she’ll be on par with Chris Evert, Tracy Austin, Steffi Graf. These girls declared themselves very early and then fully realized themselves at the world level. If Mirra develops in the same direction, it will of course be a very brilliant phenomenon.
— She doesn’t remind you of Sharapova?
—And of course, it also reminds me of Sharapova. At the age of 16, Maria, I remind you, suddenly reached the fourth round of Wimbledon, where she then fought with Kuznetsova. Everyone thought it was a coincidence, but it turned out that the whole generation was good: Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Dementieva,” Dmitrieva told .
Source : MatchTV
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