Mirra Andreeva declares she will be able to win extra titles than Federer, Nadal and Djokovic
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva has outlined her need to win as many Grand Slam titles because the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic over the course of her skilled tennis profession. Andreeva not too long ago booked her place within the third spherical of the French Open and might be hoping to remain within the event for so long as potential as she seems to underline her sky-high potential in Paris over the course of this fortnight.
The 16-year-old wanted to make it by qualifying to achieve the primary draw at Roland Garros and has misplaced simply six video games in her first two rounds, together with her newest victory coming over Diane Parry in straight units on Thursday. Andreeva has since declared that she might be seeking to surpass the variety of Grand Slam titles received by Federer, Nadal and Djokovic if she manages to hit the heights that she is anticipating over the approaching years.
“The dream: I know that Djokovic, he did 22 Grand Slams, so I want to go until 25 if it will be possible,” she advised reporters earlier than insisting that she is not going to be permitting herself to get carried away in chasing her future objectives and not using a senior Grand Slam title to her identify.
“For now my goal is to win match by match, to win the next match,” she added. “Then if I win this match, it’s to win the subsequent match after that. As my coach says, to not be like a diva, to remain humble on a regular basis.
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“I don’t assume that I’ve lots of success now. I didn’t win any tournaments, I simply play. It’s the third spherical of Roland Garros. I’ll play.”
Andreeva will face Coco Gauff in the next round of the French Open on Saturday in an intriguing contest, which will put the latter in the rare position of going into the match as the vastly more experienced player. The pair already know about each other’s strengths and weaknesses after practicing together in recent weeks and it remains to be see if Andreeva will be able to pull off a major upset by downing her American opponent in order to reach the fourth round.
Gauff has already insisted that she will not be taking the match lightly in spite of Andreeva’s young age and lack of senior experience, saying after her victory over Julia Grabher: “I’ve watched her the previous couple of weeks. She’s clearly executed effectively and the apply together with her, it was a very good apply.
“I think she’s a great player. Obviously she’s young, but I don’t see age as a factor. You have to play her as you would play any other person that’s grown and strong. Obviously she’s proved her position here, and I’m going to try to do my best against her.”