Der beeindruckende Triumph bei den French Open in Roland Garros katapultierte Mirra Andreeva in die Weltspitze.
Die erst 18-jährige Russin überzeugt auch bei den US Open und zählt zu den Anwärterinnen auf den Titel. Gegen Anastasia Potapova setzte sich Andreeva mit 5:7, 6:4, 6:3 durch. Potapova wurde dabei von einer Verletzung beeinträchtigt. Die Jahrgangsspielerin 2007 trifft in der nächsten Runde auf die Siegerin des Duells zwischen Coco Gauff und Iva Jovic.
„I had the feeling that in the first set I still had a few chances from time to time. I don´t know. At first I felt that the wind and the shadow of the roof affected me a bit. I felt a little uncomfortable.
And then she also started to play very well. So the first set went to her, but in the second set I just tried to be much more aggressive, to take more initiative, because I felt that in the first set she was the one who did it more. When I came to this tournament I didn´t really know what to expect, because my results here hadn´t been the best. My best result was the third round. I thought, "Well, at least something will happen." But I didn´t expect much. For some reason, I don´t know, it seemed like I couldn´t find my rhythm here yet. And now, for the moment, thank God, things are going pretty well. But I don´t know. I think maybe she´s more serene in some way because I´m not that demanding of myself anymore.“
Das sagte Andreeva auf der Pressekonferenz.
Andreeva läuft bei den US Open heiß
Anschließend sprach Andreeva mit großer Anerkennung über ihre Gegnerin: „I remember the first time I saw her. It was in Monastir, a 250 tournament, and I had received an invitation and I had to play against her in the first round. For me, Anastasia has always been a kind of prodigy. She entered the circuit at a very young age. She also had a lot of victories. I remember we were all watching and cheering when she won junior Wimbledon. I remember watching that match.
For me she was always like a little star that I admired. The first time she just beat me. Then I realized that she was a very difficult player to face, but at the same time she was very kind. She told me so many nice things. Since then we have started training together. And that´s right, the more you see each other and the more time you spend together, the more we talk about everything, we comment on everything. So I feel like we have a good relationship off the court as well.“