Russia’s honored coach Viktor Yanchuk said that world number one Arina Sabalenka, representing Belarus, could beat 17-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva at the Australian Open thanks to her skill and self-confidence. His words guide the way “Soviet sport”.
“Here the objective laws of mastery will come into force. Sabalenka’s score is higher. Andreev needs to score because Sabalenka has strong shots from both sides. “He had scored goals in previous matches as well,” he said.
Tennis players will face each other in the fourth round of the Australian Open on January 19.
In the third round match, Andreeva defeated Polish representative Magdalena French. The meeting ended in three sets with results of 6:2, 1:6, 6:2. The match lasted 1 hour and 59 minutes.
Andreeva won the silver medal in doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics. They reached the final of the tournament together with Diana Schneider, losing to Italian Sara Errani and Yasmin Paolini. Their medals were the only medals awarded to Russian athletes at the Games.
Previously Andreeva statedShe said she was tired of playing against Sabalenka.