French Open star Murray joked wanted her eyes ‘fastened’ places type right down to his textual content

Mirra Andreeva has admitted that Andy Murray could possibly be behind her sturdy begin on the French Open after qualifying and dropping simply three video games in her opening match. The 16-year-old beforehand mentioned Murray was “beautiful”, prompting the three-time Major champion to tell her to get her eyes checked. And the pair have exchanged messages since, with Andreeva crediting them for her type.

Murray earned a brand new fan in teenage sensation Andreeva throughout her latest run on the Madrid Open, the place she reached the round-of-16. The Russian gushed over the previous world No 1 throughout one in all her interviews, which caught the eye of Murray himself.

The world No 143 adopted up on her assertion week in Spain by qualifying for the French Open to make her Grand Slam debut. And she was much more spectacular in her first predominant draw match, dispatching Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 6-1 in simply 56 minutes.

After an announcement first match at a Major, Andreeva discovered herself discussing Murray once more as she joked {that a} textual content from the Brit could possibly be behind her success in Paris. “I didn’t see Andy Murray since Madrid because he is not here,” she mentioned after her opening win.

The 16-year-old mentioned she was excited to obtain a reply from the world No 43 after his title win in Aix-en-Provence, and laughed as she revealed that he wished her luck for the French Open. “But after he won a Challenger, I texted him,” she continued.

“I said, ‘Congratulations.’ He actually answered me, so I was really happy about it. He said, ‘Thank you, and good luck in Roland Garros.’ Maybe that’s why I’m playing that good now.”

Andreeva’s feedback about Murray went viral after she mentioned the 36-year-old was one in all her highlights on the Madrid Open. “It’s just the atmosphere here is so special,” she instructed Tennis Channel throughout her breakthrough event.