Two fronts of Mirra: Andreeva continues to fight in singles and doubles at Roland Garros

Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider have reached the quarterfinals of doubles at Roland Garros, where they will face the Russian-Serbian duo Anastasia Potapova – Olga Danilovich. In addition, Andreeva also made it into the top 8 in the singles tournament, beating Daria Kasatkina, who represents Australia, in two sets. Now, in order to repeat last year's result, the 18-year-old Russian needs to pass the main sensation of the tournament, Lois Boisson.

After Martina

Andreeva and Kasatkina played only the second match in a face-to-face confrontation. Last October, Daria prevented Mirra from taking the title in Ningbo, China, winning in three sets. That hard court match lasted almost two hours, and this despite the fact that Mirra lost the first game with the steering wheel. The Russian woman couldn't hold back her tears after that defeat, and Daria comforted her friend for a long time at the award ceremony.

Indeed, tennis players not only communicate outside the court, but also often train together. According to Mirra, they had classes together even during the Roland Garros period, so they got to know each other very well. Andreeva was expecting a tough match, and that's how it turned out in the end. Kasatkina, who has been competing under the Australian flag for two months, held a good tournament in Paris. After an unsuccessful performance in Madrid and Rome, Daria confidently won three matches at Roland Garros, including knocking out the 10th-seeded Spaniard Paulo Barbados in two sets.

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In the first set, Daria was not shy about exchanging punches from the back with the sixth racket of the world and often won such draws. It was Kasatkina who could take someone else's serve first. In the seventh game, she won four draws in a row and went from 15:40 to break point. Mirra played him with an ace, but then the second one happened. Daria helped with an unforced error, and then with another one, which allowed Andreeva to come forward.

But then Kasatkina's failure followed. She gave up her serve quite easily, allowing her opponent to take advantage of her chances, and then lost the game. Andreeva started the second set with a break, and after a series of winners, she took the fifth game in a row. It seemed that now the scenario of the Russian woman's match from the previous round would be repeated, when, after a stubborn first game, she defeated Yulia Putintseva in the second.

However, Daria showed her trademark indomitable character. In the third game, she made a double mistake at even, but still managed to defend her serve. Kasatkina took the fifth game to zero, including making the first ace, and equalized the score in the sixth. Mirra made two mistakes with backhands, and on the break point Daria executed a gorgeous reverse cross (3:3).

Kasatkina immediately stepped forward and played another cool game at the reception. The score was 5:3 in favor of the Australian representative, although just 10 minutes ago she was losing 3:2 and 40:15. However, Daria did not succeed in applying for a set. Mirra turned on her full power, and her coach Conchita Martinez watched the end of the set standing up, constantly encouraging her ward. Andreeva deservedly made a reverse break, but she didn't look so confident on her serve. Kasatkina earned a set point at the reception, but it did not work out. Andreeva evened the score with a successful shortened one.

The draw in the 11th game was decisive. With the score 15:0 in favor of Mirra, Daria was unable to score an easy shot, threw her racket into the net and then finally collapsed. Andreeva quickly ended the match in her favor.

The Russian reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros for the second time in a row, becoming the youngest tennis player in the last 18 years with such an indicator. In 1998, Martina Hingis was trying to achieve this. Her next opponent will be the 361st racket of the world Lois Boisson. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman is playing in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Before Roland Garros, she played only two matches at the main tour level — in April at a tournament in Rouen.

The derby is in the quarterfinals

Mirra remained the last representative of our country in women's singles. Ekaterina Alexandrova lost her fourth-round match to second-seeded Coco Gauff on Monday, June 2. The American took the first set to zero, but a serious fight ensued in the second. In the seventh game, Gauff took her opponent's serve, but in response, Ekaterina made a reverse break (4:4). However, in the end, Coco was still stronger, making the second break in the game at 5-5, and then confidently serving for the match.

But in doubles, three Russians continue to fight. Mirra and Diana Schneider continue to confirm their status as one of the favorites of the tournament (the fourth seed). After two "sheep" in the second round match against Maya Lumsden and Sabrina Santamaria, the Russians were in a great mood: they joked and smiled during the warm-up, and talked warmly to each other. The scenario of the first set with Frenchwomen Caroline Garcia and Diane Parry was not much different from the game that had been a few days ago — Andreeva and Schneider quickly seized the initiative, made an early break, not allowing their rivals to take a single game further.

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Garcia and Parry couldn't do anything at all, the difference in class seemed very big. The balls kept flying either into the net or into the outs, and the serve didn't inspire optimism at all. 6-0 — in less than 30 minutes, Mirra and Diana hung up the third "steering wheel" in a row. It seemed that after the defeat in the first game, there would be no more intrigue in this meeting, but this impression turned out to be slightly deceptive.

In the second game, a serious struggle ensued and the fate of the set in favor of the Russians was decided at the very end. Next, MiDi will play with Olga Danilovich and Anastasia Potapova. The Russian-Serbian duo reached the quarterfinals with great difficulty. For example, in the third round, their match with Slovakian Teresa Mikhalikova and British Olivia Nicholls lasted almost three hours. Whether they still have the strength for one more match is a big question.