Mirra Andreeva (Anadolu)
ANKARA – Sixteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva from Russia shocked world no. 6 Ons Jabeur at the Australian Open Round 2 on Wednesday.
The young starlet passed the Tunisian with straight sets, 6-0 and 6-2.
"I was really nervous before the match because I’m really inspired by Ons, by the way she plays,” Andreeva said.
"Before I started to play on the WTA Tour, I always watched her matches and I was always so inspired."
"Now I had a chance to play against her and honestly in the first set, I showed amazing tennis. I honestly didn’t expect that from myself," young Russian added.
Andreeva, at age 16 and 263 days, became the youngest player in the Open era to claim a 6-0 opening set against a top-10 seed at a Grand Slam.
Meanwhile, 20-year-old Maria Timofeeva eliminated 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki in Round 2 on Wednesday.
The young Russian beat the Danish player with 1-6, 6-4 and 6-1 sets.
Timofeeva joined the Grand Slam by winning the qualification round and beating French Alize Cornet in Round 1. (Anadolu)
