Mirra Andreeva became the youngest women’s singles champion at Roland Garros since Monica Seles in 1992 on Saturday.
Andreeva defeated Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska comfortably in the French Open final, winning in straight sets to hoist her first major trophy, 6-3, 6-2.
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At 19, the Russian also became the third-youngest Grand Slam women’s champion since 2000, older than only Emma Raducanu (18) at the 2021 US Open and Maria Sharapova (17) at Wimbledon 2004.
Following Andreeva‘s victory, seven-time French Open champion Chris Evert had incredibly high praise for her.
Chris Evert reacts to Mirra Andreeva winning the French Open
Speaking on TNT Sports, Evert said: “What I love about Mirra is that she is great for women’s tennis.
“She is mature on the court, but she is still sort of a little girl at heart. She is sassy and funny and she plays a lot of pranks on people.
“She really adds a lot of personality to the game. That is what we need. We need some personality and great stories like this.
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“She played a great match. There are no holes in her game. She played aggressively, held her nerve very well because it’s tricky with the wind and the pressure on her to win.
“Things could have turned grey on here, but she didn’t! She was in complete control.”
Chris Evert reacts to Mirra Andreeva’s muted celebrations
After sealing the win, Andreeva was fairly muted with her celebrations, similar to those of Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open earlier this year.
“I think it was almost because of the opponent she was playing,” explained Evert.
“I think she was relieved to win the match. I think she was thinking of winning the match rather than a Grand Slam tournament.
“She would have got a bit more excited if it was a top player. People react differently; maybe it had not hit her yet.
“Sometimes it doesn’t hit you until the next day, but I think she was just relieved to win that match because it was tricky.”
Andreeva will now try to follow the French Open win with a lengthy run at Wimbledon, where she reached the quarterfinals last year.
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