“Mirra has her own way in tennis. She is not Sharapova, she is Andreeva ”- the first coach of a 16-year-old athlete

Marina Pavlova, the first coach of Mirra Andreeva, spoke about the comparisons of the tennis player with the five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, and also expressed her opinion whether her student could become the first racket of the world.

Andreeva is 16 years old. This season, she reached the third round of Roland Garros and the 1/8 finals of Wimbledon.

Mirra is often compared to Sharapova. And with whom would you compare her – in style, in character, in the manner of playing?

– Mirra herself likes Ons Jaber from Tunisia, she speaks enthusiastically about her. The girl also shows aggressive, smart tennis.

– And if from ours? Sharapova, Safina, Kuznetsova?

She has her own way of playing and her way in tennis. Why compare? She is not Sharapova, she is Andreeva. Let us have one Andreeva – or rather, two, because there is also a sister (Erika).

– In the future, will Mirra be able to become the first racket of the world? What should she add?

“I will believe in it. And she needs to add it at the end of the game. No need to change the style that brings success. Here Mirra plays aggressively and assertively – let him play in the same way at the end, until the last ball. She has excellent technique, perfect footwork, gorgeous vision of the court – there’s nothing to add here. Unless you play a little more confidently in the endings, and then you have all the makings for leadership,” Pavlova said in an interview with gornovosti.ru.

Earlier, Tennis World USA reported that Andreeva may soon change her sports citizenship to French. Tennis player agent Lev Kassil, in a conversation with Match TV, denied this information.

Mirra has become hugely popular. Everyone writes about her. Is getting world famous in 10th grade good or bad for her?

It’s nice that the whole world is talking about her. But I don’t think she pays any attention to it. Mirra trains, works, lives tennis. I hope that popularity will not affect her.

– But after all not always write only good. There was a resonant fake news about the change of citizenship, in England it is dragged into politics …

“I don’t even know if she reads all this news. It seems to me that she just works and does not pay attention. For her, all this excitement is informational noise, nothing more, ”Pavlova emphasized.

According to the coach, Andreeva’s talent manifested itself very early.

– Mirra picked up a racket at the age of six, and even then it was very easy to work with the girl. It seemed that she already knows everything and knows how. Mirra sees the court perfectly and does not just throw the ball over the net – she really liked to spread her opponents in the corners. Such a cunning girl, – said Pavlova.