“Mirra Andreeva is one of the most striking discoveries of the completed season on the women’s tour” – Selivanenko

Vice-President of the Russian Tennis Federation Alexey Selivanenko expressed the opinion that Mirra Andreeva is one of the bright discoveries of this season.

Last season, 16-year-old Andreeva reached the 1/8 finals of Wimbledon, repeating the record of Maria Sharapova, who was the only tennis player in the 21st century who managed to reach this stage of the tournament at the age of 17. Andreeva also reached the third round of Roland Garros. She started the season at 405th place in the world ranking, now the tennis player is at 57th position.

— Mirra is, of course, one of the most striking discoveries of the completed season on the women’s tour. Her winning streak over renowned opponents shows her willingness to play at the highest level. Another thing is that the transition from junior to adult tennis itself involves many nuances and happens differently for each athlete. A professional, experienced team works with Mirra and understands everything perfectly. Here, the more important thing is not to achieve some position in the classification as quickly as possible, but to lay the foundations for a long successful career,” RB Sport quotes Selivanenko as saying.

On Monday, Andreeva was nominated for the WTA Newcomer of the Year Award.