Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva upset Canada’s Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 within the first spherical of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday to clinch her first win on the WTA Tour.
The 15-year-old Andreeva, awarded a main-draw wildcard, hit 4 aces and transformed three of 5 break factors to defeat 2021 US Open runner-up Fernandez in an hour and 16 minutes within the Russian’s second match on tour.
According to OptaAce, World No.194 Andreeva is just the third 15-year-old to win a WTA1000 match after Americans Coco Gauff and Catherine Bellis.
Krasnoyarsk-born Andreeva made her Tour-level debut on the WTA250 occasion in Monastir, Tunisia final 12 months as a wildcard the place she misplaced 3-6, 7-6(4), 3-6 to compatriot Anastasia Potapova within the opening spherical. On the senior ITF circuit, she has received six titles.
Andreeva is World No.3 within the ITF Junior Rankings and reached this 12 months’s junior Australian Open ultimate. She has an elder sister Erika who additionally performs tennis.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com