Mirra Andreeva spoke about her friendship with her rival in the finals in Adelaide Mboko

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva shared on January 16 that her friendship with Victoria Mboko from Canada attaches special importance to the upcoming final of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Adelaide, Australia.

"She always congratulates me on my successes, I also follow her, and when she won the tournament in Montreal, I was so happy. We are good friends, she has a great family," she said in an interview with TASS.

According to her, she has known Victoria since junior tournaments, they have been friends for 12 years. In addition, Andreeva noted that the match, which will be held on January 17 with Mboko, will be "dynamic and interesting."

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On January 13, Andreeva defeated Maria Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the WTA tournament and advanced to the third round of the tournament. The match took place and ended with the score 6:3, 6:1.

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