Mirra Andreeva’s rapid rise has stunned the tennis world! Fans have now become more curious to know about this 17-year-old tennis sensation. Like Coco Gauff, she is quite mature considering her age, be it on-court or off-court. We often see her showcasing a fair bit of maturity whenever she appears on the TV screen. Because of the curiosity around this teenager, Andreeva, during a recent interview with Tennis Channel, was asked if most of her friends are of her age or older than her. Here’s what she revealed in her reply.

“I would say that most of my friends are a bit older than me and I’ve never had so many friends. Like I have a couple, of course. I was always hanging out with my sisters and cousins. And, they’re all older than me, so I had to keep up. Yeah, so just all of the people that I talk to are a bit older than me,” said Andreeva after securing her spot in the R16 of the Cincinnati Masters. Is this the secret formula to incredible performances?

Andreeva reached the SF of the 2024 French Open and she recently won the title at the IASI Open as well. Surely, we can expect a few more titles in the near future from this rising star.

However, this isn’t the first time that Andreeva has spoken about not having friends as such in her life. Just three months ago, she had a fun interaction with Daria Kasatkina, and during that conversation, she revealed the same. In fact, Kasatkina was a bit surprised at that and asked her, “You have no friends? But you’re so cool.” Hilariously, in reply, Andreeva said, “Well you see…please guys be my friends.”

It seems Andreeva’s sister is perhaps one of her friends on the Tour. Her sister, Erika Andreeva is also a professional tennis player. They trained together in Moscow in their earlier days. She is currently ranked 89th in the women’s singles ranking and has won 3 ITF titles so far in her career. Previously, both sisters were also spotted playing together in the doubles event. But is her sister Erika really Mirra Andreeva’s best friend?

Who is Mirra Andreeva’s best friend on the Tour?

Mirra Andreeva is one of those girls who perhaps likes to spend more time with herself than hanging out with friends. If we look at one of her statements from June this year. She gave her fans a sneak peek into her abnormal teenage life.

Andreeva said that although she has to do her schooling, she doesn’t like to go to school much. She revealed that she watches a lot of TV series in her spare time and sometimes spends too much time on Instagram or doing “cr*p things” when she’s at home.

Reflecting on her habits, the Russian said, “Maybe what makes me a little different is that I don’t know if I can say that I’m mature, but I feel like a mature person. I feel that I know what I’m doing. I would say that maybe I’m a bit more mature.”

However, there was one instance when Andreeva reportedly called, Alina Korneeva her “best friend“. Andreeva and Korneeva had paired up with each other at the girls’ doubles at the 2023 Australian Open.

Korneeva, however, thinks that tennis is a “snake sport” and it’s really difficult to have a friend in tennis, as she revealed in an interview in June. Have you ever seen Andreeva and Korneeva play together in any event?