'I fell three times' - Rising star Mirra Andreeva reveals struggles on grass surface ahead of possible Wimbledon debut

Teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva has revealed that she fell three times in practice as she struggled to get to grips with the grass surface. The 16-year-old won her first ever match on the surface on Tuesday when she overcame Spain's Rosa Vicens Mas 6-3 6-1 in the opening round of Wimbledon qualifying. Ad It comes after she reached the third round of the French Open where she revealed a text message from Andy Murray helped her win a first Grand Slam match of her career.

Roland-GarrosGauff battles back to beat Andreeva in three sets03/06/2023 AT 14:17 «On the first practice I fell three times,» Andreeva told the WTA website after her win. «It's pretty tough for me to get used to the grass — the moving is different, the ball bounces differently, the grass is slippery. »I try to do small steps and I still feel dangerous on court.

I feel a bit slow, but I think it's OK. «As we can see, it's going pretty well for now.» Novak Djokovic 'definitely' the favourite for Wimbledon — Laura Robson Ons Jabeur beats Jasmine Paolini for first grass win of season in Eastbourne Carlos Alcaraz: Is world No. 1 biggest threat to Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon hopes? Andreeva's older sister, Erika, 18, is also safely through the first round of qualifying after overcoming Dalila Jakupovic 3-6 6-4 6-4.

Erika has climbed into the top 150 which has enabled her to start playing WTA tournaments last year. Mirra is enjoying sharing the experience with her sister. «Before we played different tournaments and it was so tough,» she said.

«We spent much less time together. Now we're almost always together. At big tournaments it's nice to have all the family.