Mirra Andreeva reaches Wimbledon quarters — and…
Mirra Andreeva secured one of the most important wins of her younger tennis profession Monday – but she was one of the final at Wimbledon’s Centre Court to understand it.
After profitable 6-2, 6-3 over American Emma Navarro in the Round of 16, the 18-year-old from Russia was clueless to the very fact that the match was over in a hilarious and endearing scene.
When Navarro hit a drop shot into the online with Andreeva up 40-0, the umpire introduced “Game, Set, Match” and the gang erupted into cheers.
But Andreeva stood stone-faced, getting ready for the next level – until she seemed up at the scoreboard.
Finally realizing what had occurred, she gave a sheepish smile and shook fingers with Navarro and the umpire before saluting the gang.
“A teenage quarterfinalist, she doesn’t realize she’s a teenage quarterfinalist!” mentioned announcer Ben Cajee on the BBC broadcast. “Of course, she is new to all this.”
Mirra Andreeva finally realizing she had superior to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. AP
The match was the Centre Court debut for Andreeva, ranked seventh in the world after bursting onto the scene in current years.
“What did she think the score was? 15-40?” BBC analyst Martina Navratilova laughed. “Sometimes people celebrate too early. She celebrated, like, 30 seconds later. That’s pretty funny.”
Perhaps Andreeva was additional locked in with Roger Federer, one of her tennis idols, wanting on from the stands.
Mirra Andreeva during her fourth-round match against Emma Navarro at Wimbledon on July 7. AP
Roger Federer and spouse Mirka Federer in the Royal Box at Wimbledon on July 7. ZUMAPRESS.com
“It’s something crazy. I was super nervous before playing first time on Centre Court,” Andreeva mentioned in her on-court post-match interview. “I tried not to look over [toward Federer], because I knew as soon as I would look there I would just completely lose my focus.”
Andreeva is the youngest Wimbledon quarterfinalist since Victoria Azarenka and Sabine Lisicki in 2009.
She’ll face off against Belinda Bencic on Wednesday with a berth in the semifinals on the road.
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