Mirra Andreeva And Tweet From Andy Murray
Mirra Andreeva, 16, stunned the tennis world after pulling off a stunning comeback to advance to the Australian Open‘s fourth round. She later declared she would print off an Andy Murray tweet and hang it on her wall.
Andreeva broke down in tears at the back of the court when Diane Parry of France, her opponent in the third round, blasted a forehand past her to take a 5-1 lead in the decisive set. She managed to win the following five games, however, and finished with a 1-6, 6-1, and 7-6 record.
Andy Murray responded to a commenter about Andreeva’s tears in a post on X, formerly Twitter:
Given that Murray himself tends to act negatively when he is behind in matches—a tendency that has only gotten worse in recent seasons—there might be more meaning to his message than meets the eye.
Andreeva, who consistently names Murray as her favorite male player, was pleased to hear of his approval. Last year, she made headlines when she beat two seeded rivals in her debut top-tier tournament in Madrid and exclaimed to reporters, “You see Andy Murray… you see his face. He also has a very lovely life. He is very great.” Laconically, he responded, “Consider how good she’s going to be when she gets her eyes fixed.”
Andreeva, who got past Parry on Friday, said,
“I had no idea that he would watch a match, then after he would tweet. To be frank, I’ll attempt to print it out in some way. I’ll frame it. I’ll carry it with me wherever I go. Perhaps I should hang it on the wall so I can view it every day.”
She went on to say that this match had been turned around in large part because of her propensity for self-criticism. She remarked,
“Maybe being hard on myself helped me. I just kept exerting myself; I was talking badly to myself.”
Andreeva was born in April of 2007 and is incredibly intelligent. Even if she were to continue and win the trophy, she would already be too old to break any records here. When Andreeva won her first major title in Melbourne in 1997, Martina Hingis, the renowned “Swiss Miss,” was five months younger than Andreeva is now.
It appears that Andreeva is aware of Hingis’s efforts, and she even harbors deep emotions regarding the 1999 French Open final, in which Hingis was defeated by Steffi Graf, who was set to retire.
“I saw this match.” “My heart ached for her. Observing her made me very depressed. It was all eyes on her at this gathering. I saw multiple viewings of this match. Without a doubt, Steffi Graf was an equally exceptional player, but each time I see her, I feel as though she didn’t truly deserve it.”
Mirra Andreeva
In response to a follow-up inquiry concerning her viewing preferences, Andreeva stated, “I like to watch some old matches when there isn’t a competition, like during the offseason. 2017’s Federer-Nadal match is my favorite.”
