Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva said she felt pressure before the Australian Open match against Czech Barbora Krejcikova as she realized she could reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time of her career, and stressed that after the defeat she would draw conclusions.
On Sunday, Andreeva, 16, lost to ninth-seeded Krejcikova 6:4, 3:6, 2:6 in a fourth-round match at a Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne.
— The match turned out to be difficult. Barbora really showed great tennis today. I also had some difficulties at the start and throughout the match. This happens sometimes. It’s tennis, you have to give it credit. Today she showed an incredible level on the pitch. I wish him good luck until the very end of the tournament.
Before the match, I felt a little pressure because I understood that I somehow had an advantage over my opponent. I’ve already beaten her twice. We are in the 1/8 finals, for the first time I can reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.
After winning the first set, I was like, “Okay, I’m almost there.” » But winning the first set doesn’t mean you’ve won the match. This is something that happened to me several times last year. I think I need to learn a lesson from this. I will try to draw some conclusions from this match. Maybe not today, maybe tomorrow. Yes, I will just try to play better my next match.
— As for your next few months, are there any tournaments on the schedule?
— Yes, the next tournaments for me will take place in Doha and Dubai. I’m going to try to play all these major tournaments. “I can’t play at all, but I chose the ones that I really, really want to get into,” Andreeva said at a press conference.
Last year, Mirra reached the 3rd round at Roland Garros, the 4th round at Wimbledon and the 2nd round at the US Open. The Russian was recognized as the 2023 Rookie of the Year by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Source : MatchTV
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