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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva has continued her meteoric rise by reaching the third spherical of the French Open with an emphatic 6-1 6-2 win over France’s Diane Parry.
The 16-year-old, who celebrated her birthday in April, is now the youngest participant to achieve the third spherical at Roland Garros since 2005, in response to the WTA.
Andreeva, the youngest participant on this 12 months’s major draw, took solely 77 minutes to defeat wild card Parry and safe her sixth prime 100 win of the season.
She is but to drop a set at this 12 months’s event, which incorporates two major draw matches and three qualifiers.
Andreeva had already grow to be the seventh youngest participant this century to beat a prime 20 participant, in response to the WTA, when she beat world No. 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight units within the second spherical of the Madrid Open.
Ranked No. 312 at first of April, {the teenager}’s spectacular runs at ITF W60 tournaments and upsets of Leylah Fernandez, Beatriz Haddad Maia and Magda Linette in Madrid noticed her fly up the rankings, the place she is now 143.
Unranked simply over a 12 months in the past, Andreeva entered into her first grand slam with a bang at Roland Garros, taking lower than an hour to defeat American Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday.
Andreeva was the runner-up at this 12 months’s junior Australian Open and is now enjoying in simply the third tour-level event of her fledgling profession, boasting a exceptional 22-2 file on the skilled circuit.
She might subsequent face American Coco Gauff, who takes on Julia Grabher Thursday.