The young Russian woman is flying like a whirlwind towards her first WTA title.
Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva celebrated her 17th birthday on April 29. She celebrated her birthday on the court as a participant in the “thousandth” in Madrid. And she gave herself a great gift!
The 13th racket on the planet fell under Mirra’s hot hand.
First meeting on professional courts
In the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 tournament, Andreeva Jr. met with Italian Jasmine Paolini. The Russian’s opponent picked up an excellent pace and won two bright victories in Madrid. Victoria Jimenez-Kasintseva from Andorra (6:0, 6:1) and Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia (6:3, 6:2) admitted defeat to Jasmine.
Mirra’s path along the grid was more difficult. In the first round, the Russian woman barely put the finishing touches on American Taylor Townsend – 4:6, 6:1, 7:5. Then there was a difficult victory over the Czech Linda Noskova (4:6, 6:3, 6:3). Only in the third round did Andreeva manage to gain the upper hand in two sets – she beat another tennis player from the Czech Republic, Marketa Vondrousová (7:5, 6:1).
Mirra and Jasmine had never met on professional courts before. The tournament in Madrid opened a new page in the biography of both tennis players.
Could have taken the second set dry
At the beginning of the match, Andreeva and Paolini did nothing but exchange breaks. With the score 2:2, the Italian took back her serve, which gave her confidence. Mirra swam a little, but perked up when the scoreboard read 2:5 and her opponent had a set point.
Having neutralized the danger, the Russian woman completely transformed and began to play much brighter and more aggressively. But Jasmine wilted and increased the number of errors. As a result, Andreeva not only won back the gap, but also took the set in a tiebreak – 7:6 (7:2).
Mirra’s inspiration flowed into the second part. While Jasmine was shooting at outs and nets, the birthday girl calmly took away games. With the score 4:0, it seemed that Andreeva was capable of winning the entire set dry.
But at that moment the Italian remembered her 13th number in the WTA rankings and added intrigue. Jasmine almost won back, first with 0:4, and then with 2:5. To the credit of the Russian, she did not miss the victory – 6:4.
Mirra’s title in Madrid will not be a surprise
Reaching the quarterfinals of the “thousander” became historic for Mirra. Never before had she gotten so far in a tournament of such a high category. I couldn’t think of a better birthday gift!
In the WTA live rankings, Andreeva returned to the top 40. In case of another victory, she will rush to 34th place. The title will make her number 21 in the world. The motivation is more than excellent, especially for an ambitious girl who knows how to play tennis.
Mirra will play against Danielle Collins or Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals. Both rivals are not a gift: the American is in 15th place in the WTA, and the Belarusian is the second racket in the world. But Noskova, Vondrousova, and Paolini are also higher in the ranking than Andreeva. This fact did not help them cope with the persistent Siberian, who clearly fell in love with the Madrid clay courts.
Now there are all the prerequisites for Mirra to beat Collins, and Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina, and Iga Szwiatek, and everyone else who gets in her way. A possible title for the young Russian would not be a surprise. But the girl will clearly have additional strength for new achievements.
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Austrian tennis player Sebastian Ofner (ATP 131) suffered a disappointing defeat in the second round of the 2026 Australian Open qualifiers.
In the semi-finals of the selection, the Austrian player lost to the US representative in three sets Nisheshu Basavareddy (ATP 239) in 2 hours 32 minutes. Basavareddy took the victory over Ofner in the third set super tiebreaker.
Sebastian was ahead 7:1 in the super tiebreaker and started celebrating his victory after gaining a point. Sebastian started walking towards the goal and the referee told him the match wasn’t over yet.
As a result, Ofner lost 11:13 and missed two match points: one at 10:9 on the return, the other at 11:10 on serve.
Basavareddy will compete against George Loffagen (Great Britain, ATP 211) in the Australian Open qualifying final.
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On January 14, all second round matches in tough tournaments ended WTA 500 in Adelaide And WTA 250 in HobartIt will take place parallel to the Australian Open 2026 qualifying match (Melbourne).
In Adelaide, Dayana Yastremskaya’s felon Katerina Sinyakova lost to Diana Schneider in the second round.
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Second-seeded five-hundred Madison Keys knocked out Tereza Valentova, and eighth-seeded Victoria Mboko fought Anna Kalinskaya.
Victoria Mboko [8] – 🏳️ Anna Kalinskaya – 6:2, 3:6, 7:6 (8:6) Teresa Valentova – Madison Keys [2] – 4:6, 1:6
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🏳️Mirra Andreeva [3] – Ayla Tomljanovic [WC]
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Kimberly Birrell- Jacqueline Christian [Q] Victoria Mboko [8] – Madison Keys [2]
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In Hobart, top seed Emma Raducanu advanced to the quarter-finals without a fight – Magdalena French withdrew from her second round match.
Olga Danilovich, who defeated McCartney Kessler and advanced to the second place, also defeated Peyton Stearns in the 1/8 final.
Third-seeded Iva Jovic crushes her opponents: The young American first gave up just one game to Janice Tjen and then defeated Renata Sarasua with scores of 6:1, 6:2. Her next opponent will be Magda Linette.
WTA 250 Hobart. 1/8 final
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Emma Raducanu [1] – Magdalena French – WO., Raducanu Rebecca Shramkova – Talia Preston [WC] – 4:6, 1:6
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(Adelaide) Leylah Annie Fernandez and her Hungarian playing partner Timea Babos fell 7-6 (3), 6-7 (6) and 6-10 to the Czech Katerina Siniakova and the Chinese Zhang Shuai in the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles at the Adelaide tennis tournament on Wednesday.
Fernandez and Babos bowed after a tight duel lasting one hour and 59 minutes in front of the second seeds of the doubles tournament.
Siniakova and Zhang will face Kazakh Anna Danilina and Serbian Aleksandra Krunic, fourth seeds in the doubles, in the final four.
The Quebecoise, 22e world racket, lost to Russian Diana Shnaider 7-5, 6-3 in singles on Monday.
Furthermore, Ontario’s Victoria Mboko, eighth seed, will meet in the quarter-finals of the women’s singles with American Madison Keys, second seed, at the end of the evening.
Mboko is playing her first official WTA singles tournament in 2026, and her first since Hong Kong, which she won, in November 2025.
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Maria Bouzkova [LL] – 6:3, 6:1
