16-year-old Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva talked about how she copes with the increased attention and admitted that she tries to isolate herself from it. His words lead the way sports.ru.
“I have a good team that helps with this, reducing the time when I have two hours and trying to get home. Of course, after victories I get a lot of comments, both good and bad. After losses, terrible things happen there, but I never open them. There are a lot of comments, but I try not to read them ” said Andreeva.
The Russian woman defeated the world’s sixth racket, the Tunisian representative Ons Jabeur, in the Australian Open second round match. The match lasted 54 minutes and ended with a crushing victory for the 16-year-old Russian, with scores of 6:0 and 6:2 in two sets. In the third round of the tournament, Andreeva will play with her compatriot Kamilla Rakhimova.
Russian tennis players continue to participate in international tournaments as neutral athletes. The only tournament they missed was Wimbledon in 2022. Sanctions were imposed because the organizers did not allow Russian tennis players to participate in the tournament.
The current winner of the Australian Open is Belarusian Arina Sabalenka.
Previously Andreeva came In the history of Grand Slam tournaments.