Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva I was surprised by the reaction of the former world number one Andy Murray for his victory in the third round of the Australian Open.
On Friday, Andreeva reached the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open, defeating Parry with a score of 1:6, 6:1, 7:6 (10:5). During the third set, the 16-year-old Russian managed to come back to 1:5. At the end of the meeting, Murray wrote on the social network that Andreeva’s strength lies in her winning mentality and strict attitude towards herself on the field.
— You are a fan of Andy Murray. He wrote on social media that he was following your match. How will you react to this?
“Honestly, I didn’t think he would watch the game and then comment on something. I’m going to try printing his quote and framing it, then taking it with me everywhere. Maybe I’ll hang it on the wall so I can see it every day (smiles).
To be honest, I didn’t expect him to do something like that after this match.
– He believes that one of the reasons for your return to the game is that you demand a lot of yourself…
– Yes, it’s true. Since I won the last time I played Diane, I had a bit of an advantage. It seemed to me that I had to win. When you think like this, it always happens that you lose 1:6 in the first set. Then I decided to fight, to win match by match.
Maybe being hard on myself really helped. I tried to think positively, which I don’t usually do. I kept putting pressure on myself and saying unkind things to myself. I think it helped me,” Andreeva said at a press conference.
In the next round, Andreeva will face the winner of the match Storm Hunter (Australia) – Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic, 9).
Source : MatchTV
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