Chris Evert Takes Pride in Mirra Andreeva After She Scripts Teenage French Open History

Chris Evert Takes Pride in Her ‘Superstar’ Prediction for Mirra Andreeva After She Scripts Teenage French Open History

Mirra Andreeva turned the tables with one of the biggest upsets of the French Open! Everyone was impressed by the 17-year-old’s victory over Aryna Sabalenka. In addition to thrilling tennis fans, her victory over the Australian Open champion left a lasting impression on tennis greats like Chris Evert. Recently, the 18th-time Grand Slam champion talked about how she had faith in her progress, after seeing her last year.

In a conversation with Eurosport, the former world number one opened up about how the Russian has come a long way since last year. Evert stated, “I always thought she was going to be a superstar when I saw her last year at the French Open winning a set from Coco [Gauff] and she showed us why she is so good at 17.”

In a match between up-and-coming players, the 20-year-old defeated Andreeva in straight sets, earning a decisive victory that advanced her to the US Open third round. In the first match of the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium, sixteen-year-old Andreeva—who has been the season’s revelation thanks to her amazing performances in the third and fourth rounds in Paris and Wimbledon—was outplayed by the American.

Evert added, “Whenever she had a chance or an opening and Aryna would come and hit these bombs and hit so many great winners, you would think she would get a little frustrated and down on herself, but she didn’t, she just reset, bounced straight back and believed in herself, and in that third set she won it, Aryna didn’t give it to her. She won the important points finally.”