Tennis

Roland-Garros Mirra Andreeva in the third round of her first Grand Slam

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3 years ago

June 1, 2023

Nancy

Roland-Garros Mirra Andreeva in the third round of her first Grand Slam

(Paris) The young Russian nugget Mirra Andreeva (143^e world, who is playing her first Grand Slam tournament at 16, qualified for the third round of Roland-Garros by sweeping the French Diane Parry [79^e] 6-1, 6-2 in the second round on Thursday.

For a place in the round of 16, Andreeva will face the outgoing finalist, the world No.6 Coco Gauff, or the Austrian Julia Grahber (61^e).

The Russian teenager has not lost a single Porte d’Auteuil round, her three qualifying rounds included.

In the first round, she did not even need an hour to get rid of the American Alison Riske-Amritraj (85^e) 6-2, 6-1. On the Simonne-Mathieu court on Thursday afternoon, she did not last too long (1 h 17 min).

Fourteen months ago, Andreeva was not yet ranked. And a year ago, she had reached the quarter-finals of the junior tournament on clay in Paris.

His qualification for the third round already guarantees him a place in the top 100 at the end of Roland-Garros.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Australian Open Defending champion Madison Keys advances to third round

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2 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Defending champion Madison Keys advances to third round

(Melbourne) Defending champion Madison Keys beat Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Ninth seeded, Keys won the American duel in an hour and a quarter ahead of Krueger, 62^e in the world.

Keys erased a 5-2 deficit in the second set.

“I would say I started the match really well and Ashlyn was a little slower to get into the rhythm,” Keys said. I expected it to get tougher, and that’s what happened. »

Last year, Keys earned her first major title by beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final at Melbourne Park.

Sixth seed, American Jessica Pegula defeated her compatriot McCartney Kessler 6-0, 6-2, after dominating 6-1 in breaks.

Among the men, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, titled 10 times in Melbourne, will play against the Italian Francesco Maestrelli, 141^e in the world.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Samsonova and Schneider failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

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2 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Gary

Samsonova and Schneider failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

Lyudmila Samsonova / Photo: © VCG / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis players Diana Schneider and Lyudmila Samsonova failed to make it to the second round of doubles at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Seeded 10th at the tournament, Samsonova and Schneider lost to the duet of another Russian, Vera Zvonareva, and the Japanese, Ena Shibahara, with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 1:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 31 minutes.

In the second round, Zvonareva and Shibahara will play against the Australian duo Lisette Cabrera/Tayla Preston.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. Doubles. 1st circle

Vera Zvonareva/Ena Shibahara (Russia/Japan) – Lyudmila Samsonova/Diana Schneider (Russia, 10) – 7:6 (7:4), 6:1

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

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Andreeva said that she never thought about changing her citizenship

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7 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Gary

Andreeva said that she never thought about changing her citizenship

Mirra Andreeva / Photo: © Anadolu / Contributor / Anadolu / Gettyimages.ru

The first racket of Russia, Mirra Andreeva, said that she had never thought about changing her citizenship and her neutral status at international tournaments does not put any pressure on her.

On Wednesday, 19-year-old Andreeva beat Greek Maria Sakkari in the second round of the Australian Open with a score of 6:0, 6:4.

– I didn’t even think about it. I heard that Dasha Kasatkina changed her citizenship, and many more players changed their citizenship. But at the moment I intend to play in my previous status. I didn’t receive any offers or anything like that.

— Doesn’t it create pressure when you play without a flag?

“The lack of a flag doesn’t put pressure on me, I just do my job on the court, focus on how to become even better, how to improve. So for me this does not create any pressure,” the Australian Open press service quotes Andreeva as saying.

In the third round of the Australian Open, the Russian will play with the 77th racket of the world, Elena Gabriela Ruze from Romania.

Source: Sportbox

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