By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Monday 1 June 2025
Paris – Mirria Andva – How can it be only 18?
Look at the court’s craft, the nuance and being-made-the tranquility of Russian. Look at the cute power, pleasant slides, the ability to stay long on the big scene.
Seeing her fourth round match in Suzanne-Lenglen Court against Daria KasatkinaI asked myself that question.
Faced with a player who had won the couple’s only meeting, and the one who had been in the quarter -finals in Paris in two previous cases, Andreeva took the court with a sense of purpose and a fundamental tranquility.
Last year in Paris when she exploded and reached the semifinals, she was ranked 38th in the world. This year it is in number six, and there is a good reason for this. Anyone who watched her winning titles in Dubai and Indian Wells this spring knows she has taken a big step in her game.
What was more impressive than anything else in the first group of her confrontation with Daria Kasatkina on Monday was Russian’s readiness.
She actually begged a pretty opening set by her high standards, but she was so calm and so present that she was still able to finish her way out of a set against one of the largest clay course in women’s tennis. Andreeva was in danger of going down a break while serving at 3-3 and playing poorly at that moment, however she called the strength and courage to save a pair of resting points.
2-Mirra Andreeva is the youngest player to reach the quarter-finals of women’s back-backs in Roland Garros since Martina Hingis (1997-1998). Queen#RolandGarros | @RolandGarros @Wta @Wta_insider Pic.twitter.com/duvhydxnbs
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From there, she got the last three games of the opening group. The highly improved mental abilities of Andreeva combined with all the tools she possesses makes for a very promising player.
This match was actually dominated by Kasatkina in many ways. There was a bright place from Andreeva early in the second set and she took a 2-0 lead.
After that, Kasatkina took over and won five of the six matches and even had a certain point. This is where things were really interested in the point of view of the one who was analyzing Andreeva’s performance.
It would be very easy for him to worry. Many players have lost the plot in similar situations.
But Andreeva just kept going. She was not executing the way she would have liked, so she was forced to rely on the positivity of defense and opportunism.
She only did this. Maintaining the designated point and the obligation of Kasatkina to hit one more ball, time and time again. Eventually, she irritated Russian, and Andreeva found what she was missing for most of the match below the stretch, as she withdrew from 11 of the last 13 points to score a massive victory.
She becomes the youngest player to reach the quarter-final back-back in Paris since Hingis in 1998.
The reason she made it is her mental game.
