Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva reached the 1/8 finals at Wimbledon and became the second under-17 player to reach the fourth round of the tournament since 2000 by winning the 1/16 match by 2 points. :0 in sets.
Earlier, a Russian woman Maria Sharapova managed to achieve similar success. At Wimbledon 2003 she defeated Serbian Jelena Dokic 6-4, 6-4 in the third round. Sharapova lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals match, but won the tournament the very next year.
Andreeva defeated Russian Anastasia Potapova in the third round match (6:2, 7:5). In the fourth round, Andreeva will play with the American Madison Keys, the 18th racket in the world. Mirra Andreeva is the 102nd racket in the world.
Wimbledon started on July 3 and will run until July 16. The tournament’s prize fund is £44,700,000.
Russian tennis players compete in international tournaments as neutral athletes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that international organizations not allow domestic athletes.
Former ex-tennis player Anna Dmitrieva discretion Andreeva’s career prospects.