Andy Roddick is already closely impressed with Mirra Andreeva’s sport and the American tennis legend tipped the 17-year-old on his podcast to “become the world No. 1.”
Final week, the rising Russian star wrote tennis historical past by turning into the youngest WTA 1000 champion in Dubai.
En path to clinching her second WTA 1000 title and pulling off a exceptional feat, she additionally beat Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina in back-to-back matches.
By triumphing in Dubai, Andreeva additionally broke into the top-10 for the primary time in her profession and now sits at No. 9 on the planet.Â
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Roddick, who adopted the 17-year-old’s run within the United Arab Emirates, thinks she already has an excellent sport and it’ll solely get higher.
Roddick explains what makes Andreeva such a fantastic participant already: Serves nice, IQ past her years
“Her ability to play against people’s movement makes her shots bigger,” the 2003 US Open champion explained on the Served with Andy Roddick.
“She doesn’t have to go big to go through you. Her preparation is good enough where she can pull the ripcord and play behind the women that she’s playing against consistently. And if the rally builds she can stay in it and tee up. She has options.Â
“IQ beyond her years – Conchita Martinez has done an amazing job guiding the ship.Â
“But she serves great. I was watching her and thinking why is nobody talking about this?Â
“Maybe it is like it can improve things and she has 30% runway in physicality, she is going to get bigger, stronger and faster. It’s not as if it is going to go the other way.”
After turning into a WTA 1000 champion and likewise breaking into the top-10, Andreeva stated her subsequent purpose can be making the top-5 in some unspecified time in the future this 12 months.
Contemplating how effectively the Russian has began her season, that purpose undoubtedly would not appear to be out of attain.
