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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva continued her meteoric rise by reaching the third spherical of the French Open with an emphatic 6-1, 6-2 victory over France’s Diane Parry.
The 16-year-old, who celebrated her birthday in April, is now the youngest participant to succeed in the third spherical of Roland Garros since 2005, in line with the WTA.
Andreeva, the youngest participant on this yr’s fundamental draw, took simply 77 minutes to defeat wildcard Parry to assert her sixth high 100 win of the season.
She is but to drop a set on this yr’s event, which incorporates two fundamental draw matches and three qualifiers.
Andreeva already turned the seventh youngest participant this century to beat a high 20 participant, in line with the WTA, when she beat world No. 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight units within the second spherical of the Madrid Open.
Ranked 312 in the beginning of April, {the teenager}’s spectacular runs within the ITF W60 tournaments and upsets of Leylah Fernandez, Beatriz Haddad Maia and Magda Linette in Madrid have seen her climb the rankings, the place she is now 143.
Unseeded simply over a yr in the past, Andreeva entered 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 yr’s junior Australian Open and is now taking part in simply the third tour-level event of her fledgling profession, boasting a outstanding 22-2 report on the skilled circuit.
She might subsequent face American Coco Gauff, who faces Julia Grabher on Thursday.
