- Russian 16-year-old demolishes sixth seed 6-0, 6-2
- Mari Timofeeva defeats Caroline Wozniacki 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
As Mirra Andreeva emerged at the top level of her sport at the French Open last May, winning her first match in a grand slam, the 16-year-old had one humble goal beyond continuing her meteoric rise: she wanted a practice session with Ons Jabeur, her idol.
Instead, their first meeting on a tennis court came in the most significant match of the Russian’s young career. Under the Rod Laver Arena roof on Wednesday afternoon, she demolished Jabeur 6-0, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the first time.
Written by Tumaini Carayol in Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/17/australian-open-2024-mirra-andreeva-vs-ons-jabeur-16-year-old-russia-results-scores under the title “Teenager Mirra Andreeva stuns idol Ons Jabeur in Australian Open second round”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
