By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Sunday, January 12, 2025
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Shrewd court sense makes teenager Mirra Andreeva a major threat.
These days, Andreeva aims to continue her forward march looking back to an all-court artist.
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Roland Garros semifinalist Andreeva showed ambitious attack sweeping Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-3 to roll into the Australian Open second round.
A year ago, Andreeva knocked off Ons Jabeur en route to the AO fourth round in her tournament debut. She returns to Melbourne this year ranked No. 15 and pushing toward a Top 10 breakthrough.
The 17-year-old Andreeva is coached by former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, but cites another Grand Slam champion as her tennis role model: Martina Hingis.
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