By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 9, 2023
Mirra Andreeva’s outstanding 2023 continues unabated, because the 16-year-old Russian, who was outdoors the Prime-300 in April, makes her Prime-50 debut this week.
It has been a steep, regular climb by the previous junior No.1 this season. After reaching the ladies’ singles ultimate on the Australian Open, she tried her hand on the professional stage and reached the spherical of 16 at Madrid and the third spherical at Roland-Garros (after qualifying for the primary draw).
At Wimbledon the explosion continued as Andreeva powered into the spherical of 16 (after qualifying) earlier than falling to Madison Keys in three units.
Andreeva made her Prime-100 debut after that sterling efficiency in London, and later reached the second spherical on the US Open earlier than falling to eventual champion Coco Gauff.
Persevering with the nice occasions, Andreeva powered to the spherical of 16 at Beijing final week (once more, after qualifying) earlier than falling to Elena Rybakina in three units.
This week Andreeva makes her Prime-50 debut at No.50 (+10) – by far the youngest participant contained in the WTA’s Prime-100.
Andreeva is one in all seven youngsters presently contained in the WTA’s Prime-100. 5 of the opposite six have been born in 2004, with Linda Fruhvirtova born in 2005, whereas Andreeva was born in 2007. She’s going to flip 17 subsequent April.
Youngsters presently contained in the WTA’s Prime 100:
No.3 Coco Gauff, age 19No.40 Linda Noskova, age 18No.50 Mirra Andreeva, age 16No. 66 Diana Shnaider, age 19No.80 Ashlyn Krueger, age 19No. 88 Linda Fruhvirtova, age 18
Ostapenko, Samsonova rising
Luidmila Samsonova, who reached the ultimate at Beijing, rose six spots to No.16, whereas Jelena Ostapenko, a quarterfinalist in Beijing, jumps 4 spots to No.13. Together with Daria Kasatkina (+1 to No.12), the pair have been the one two that moved up contained in the Prime-20 this week. .
