Mirra Andreeva feels her French Open title will be start of grand slam addiction

Mirra Andreeva believes her French Open title will be the start of a grand slam addiction after she became the youngest woman in 34 years to win at Roland Garros.

The 19-year-old denied Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska a fairy-tale ending to her Cinderella story, sweeping to a 6-3 6-2 victory on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Andreeva is the youngest women’s singles champion since Monica Seles back in 1992 and the first Russian to win a major singles trophy since the invasion of Ukraine four years ago.

While the political landscape will make this a difficult triumph to cheer for many, there is no doubt Andreeva, who lives and trains in France, is a phenomenal talent and a worthy slam champion.

“It’s been one of my biggest dreams in my life, and I’m just super happy that I was able to give my best and win the match and win this tournament,” said Andreeva.

“I’ve had dreams, I’ve had a lot of thoughts on how it’s going to happen, if it’s going to happen, when it’s going to happen, where. I would say that the feeling in real life is so much better, obviously, than in your dreams.

“Now I’m already thinking of how I’m going to prepare for the grass season. I feel like this thing is a little bit addictive, and I really want to do my best to experience all of this for the second time.”

It was fitting that the teenager collected the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen from Mary Pierce given the Frenchwoman defeated Andreeva’s coach Conchita Martinez in her only final here in 2000.

Martinez, who also coached Garbine Muguruza to a Wimbledon title, began working with Andreeva two years ago.

It has proved a productive partnership but has not been without its ups and downs, with Andreeva struggling at times to handle her emotions on court.

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