And the 16-year-old teenage prodigy Mirra Andreeva has crushed Ons Jabeur in a shocking upset on Rod Laver Area.
She gained the match 6-0, 6-2 in 54 minutes. If the 16-year-old hadn’t formally arrived prior to now, at the moment it turned official.
What had been you doing at that age?
And her on-court interview she mentioned that regardless of appearances, she was actually nervous forward of the match.
Her response prompted laughs from the gang.
“I’m actually impressed by Ons and the best way she performs, earlier than I began to play on WTA tour, I at all times watched the best way her matches, at all times so impressed by the best way she performs,” she mentioned.
“Actually within the first set, I confirmed wonderful tennis, I actually didn’t anticipate that from myself.”
One yr in the past the teenager was taking part in the women’ junior remaining at Melbourne Park and loved a breakout 2023 on the WTA tour.
“I wished to play on an enormous court docket for the second time (after final yr’s junior ladies’ remaining) and benefit from the tennis, and I did.”