By Chris Oddo | @HetFanChild | Monday October 9, 2023
Mirra AndreevaThe outstanding 2023 continues unabated, because the 16-year-old Russian, who was outdoors the High 300 in April, makes her High 50 debut this week.
It has been a steep, regular climb for the previous junior No. 1 this season. After reaching the ladies’ singles ultimate on the Australian Open, she tried her hand on the professional degree, reaching the spherical of 16 in Madrid and the third spherical at Roland-Garros (after qualifying for the primary draw).
At Wimbledon, the explosion continued as Andreeva entered the spherical of 16 (after qualifying) earlier than falling to Madison Keys in three units.
Andreeva made her High-100 debut after that stellar efficiency in London, and later reached the second spherical on the US Open earlier than falling to eventual champion Coco Gauff.
Driving on the nice instances, Andreeva superior to the spherical of 16 in Beijing final week (once more, after qualifying) earlier than dropping to Elena Rybakina in three units.
This week, Andreeva makes her High-50 debut at quantity 50 (+10) – by far the youngest participant within the WTA High-100.
Andreeva is one in all seven youngsters at present within the WTA High 100. 5 of the opposite six had been born in 2004, Linda Fruhvirtova was born in 2005, whereas Andreeva was born in 2007. She’s going to flip 17 subsequent April.
Youngsters at present within the WTA prime 100:
No.3 Coco Gauff, 19 years outdated
No.40 Linda Noskova, 18 years outdated
No.50 Mirra Andreeva, 16 years outdated
No. 66 Diana Schneider, 19 years outdated
#80 Ashlyn Krueger, 19 years outdated
No. 88 Linda Fruhvirtova, 18 years outdated
Ostapenko, Samsonova rises
Luidmila Samsonova, who reached the ultimate in Beijing, rose six locations to quantity 16, whereas Jelena Ostapenko, quarter-finalist in Beijing, rose 4 locations to quantity 13. Along with Daria Kasatkina (+1 to quantity 12), the pair had been the one two to climbed into the High 20 this week. .