Olympic champion in doubles tennis Elena Vesnina called the result of Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva at the French Open (Roland Garros) excellent. His words lead the way “Sports Express”.
“This is incredible! Reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament at age 17. A great success. Mirra is a great guy! He plays very well and predicts his opponents’ play. She reminds me a bit of Martina Hingis. Even before impact, he positions himself on the field,” Vesnina said.
17-year-old Andreeva became the youngest semi-finalist at Roland Garros in the last 27 years. At this stage, she lost in two games to the Italian Jasmine Paolini, whom she had recently defeated in two sets, in the 1/8 finals of the prestigious clay tournament in Madrid (3:6, 1:6).
In the 1/4 finals of the tournament, Andreeva defeated Belarusian tennis player Arina Sabalenka, who was ranked second in the world rankings.
According to the results of Roland Garros, Andreeva, who is currently ranked 38th in the WTA world rankings, will enter the top 30 tennis players on the planet. She had never even reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament before this Roland Garros.
Previously Andreeva guess We will fight for the top 10 in the WTA rankings this season.