‘Fearless’ Mirra Andreeva Makes Aging Caroline Wozniacki Come to Terms with a Harsh Reality -‘Tennis Moves On’

Mirra Andreeva‘s phenomenal win against her idol, Ons Jabeur, at the Australian Open is being lauded by the tennis community. Even Caroline Wozniacki is singing the praises of her Russian colleague while issuing some candid revelations about the game. The 16-year-old player’s recent performances at the Australian Open have now prompted the former Grand Slam champion to accept the harsh realities of the game.

In view of her second-round victory in Melbourne, the Danish tennis star recently hailed Andreeva for playing ‘extremely well and fearless.’

Caroline Wozniacki hails Mirra Andreeva at the Australian Open

The Danish tennis star recently tasted an early-round defeat at the hands of Maria Timofeeva, who is only 20. After her disappointing second-round match, the 33-year-old was asked about another teenager, Mirra Andreeva, who also pulled off a major upset at the Australian Open.

While pulling off a bagel, the 16-year-old player thumped the sixth seed, Ons Jabeur, in a straight-sets game, 6-0, 6-2. Notably, Caroline Wozniacki couldn’t hold herself back from lauding Andreeva in her post-match press conference. She said, “Mirra, obviously I think everyone knows about her. She’s playing extremely well and fearless. She came on tour I think similar age to me.”

While drawing parallels between Andreeva and herself, Wozniacki also shed light on an age factor on the tennis circuit. The Dane stated, “I think it’s different when you’re 20, but obviously things change as well. You know, a lot of players play a lot longer and their careers are longer and the body is, you know, taken care of in a different way.”

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It further made her realize how ‘tennis moves on’ as the 33-year-old player talked about the three generations on the competitive tennis tour. She added, “But yeah, I think that’s kind of what it’s always been, right? You have the young ones coming up, you have the older generation, you have kind of in between. Kind of tennis moves on.”

Andreeva’s remarkable win against Jabeur has garnered her a lot of praise from the tennis community. The Russian tennis teenager will now lock horns with her French opponent, Diane Parry, in the next round of the Australian Open.

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