Fifteen-year-old Russian tennis player, Mirra Andreeva, has continued her winning streak at the Madrid Open. After winning her first tour-level game against Leylah Fernandez, Andreeva went on to beat Beatriz Haddad Maia to advance to the third round. She’s the third-youngest player to win a main-draw match at a WTA 1000 tournament, and the second 15-year-old to defeat a top-50 opponent at a WTA 1000 tournament. Andreeva has won 15 straight matches at all levels and earlier this year became the first player to win two or more W60 titles before the age of 16.
Andreeva looked calm and in control throughout the match against Haddad Maia. She saved three set points before winning the first-set tiebreaker then broke early in the second to secure another straight-sets victory. Andreeva will try to extend her surprising run at the clay-court tournament when she faces 19th-ranked Magda Linette.
Other Results from the Madrid Open
In the men’s draw, two-time Madrid champion Andy Murray lost his first-round match in straight sets to qualifier Andrea Vavassori. Dominic Thiem defeated Kyle Edmund to set up a second-round match against fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz plays his first match Friday, while women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek takes on Julia Grabher.
Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff reached the third round with a comfortable win over Irene Burillo Escorihuela. The American player will next face home-crowd favorite Paula Badosa. Three-time Madrid Open champion Petra Kvitova lost to Jule Niemeier, while ninth-seeded Maria Sakkari defeated Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus. Seventeen-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova lost to 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. The 58th-ranked Fruhvirtova is the youngest player inside the top 100.
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