Mirra Andreeva has become the youngest player to make the fourth round of Wimbledon since Coco Gauff after beating Anastasia Potapova 6-2 7-5. Andreeva, 16, stormed through the first set against the 22nd seed, and though the second set was much tighter, the young prodigy showed remarkable nerve to come through in straight sets.
Ad After coming through qualifying, Andreeva now has a round-of-16 tie with former US Open finalist and 25th seed Madison Keys to look forward to. WimbledonAndreeva to emulate Raducanu? Those thoughts 'disturb' me, says 16-year-old qualifier21 MINUTES AGO Speaking on court afterwards, she said: «I've been working on that [the mental side] really hard with my coaches, with my parents, we talked a lot.
»Now I know how it's easier or better for me to control my emotions on court, always stay calm. «But today, honestly, even if I wanted to show some emotions, I honestly couldn't because I was out of breath almost every point, and I really couldn't show any emotions.» It was a barnstorming start from the youngster on Court 3, racing into a 5-1 lead that soon become 6-2, with the opening set to her name.
Potapova had already bettered her own best-ever performance at Wimbledon by reaching the third round, and she sought to keep alive her hopes in set two by moving into the early lead at 4-1. Zverev laments 'ridiculously dark' Wimbledon conditions after third-round exit 'He wants it badly' — Alcaraz hailed by Wilander after hard-fought third round win However, Andreeva was not for giving up and recovered to 5-4, whereupon she staged a remarkable recovery.
Saving two set points on her own serve, she then proceeded to hold before breaking Potapova to stand on the verge of victory. And she served it out to
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