Mirra Andreeva booked her place in the fourth round of the Madrid Open by earning another straight-sets win over Dalma Galfi.
Following her opening win over Panna Udvardy, Andreeva beat her Hungarian compatriot, Galfi, convincingly, 6-3, 6-2.
The Russian will now face yet another Hungarian in the form Anna Bondar for a spot in the Madrid quarterfinals.
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Andreeva is bidding to win her first WTA 1000 tournament on clay, a surface that has statistically been her best, with a win percentage of 76%, compared to 67 on hard and 57 on grass.
A former French Open semifinalist, the 18-year-old says clay is becoming one of her favourite surfaces to play on.
Mirra Andreeva describes her relationship with clay courts
Speaking in her on-court interview after beating Galfi, Andreeva said: “Honestly, clay is such a special surface.
“You know, you really have to adjust your game and yeah, I’m gonna say now it’s one of my favorites.
“But what I don’t like about clay is obviously getting dirty, and you know just being in the shower for 15 minutes at least to just get that dust out of you.
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“Yeah, what can I say, I mean I’m playing not bad on clay, so I’m not gonna complain too much about it.
“It’s like a love-hate relationship. I love playing on clay, but after the match, I’m not sure I like it so much.”
Mirra Andreeva reacts to her win over Dalma Galfi in Madrid
Reacting to the match, “It was a very tricky match. Dalma is a very tricky opponent to play against.
“In the first set, I found myself on the back foot a little bit. She started well, hitting a lot of winners, being very solid and consistent.
“So I just told myself that, you know, if she wants to beat me today, that’s the level that she has to play the whole match.
“And I just told myself that it’s okay, even if now I don’t feel like I am playing my best, slowly I’ll get there, and you know I’ll figure it out.
“I was just trying to focus on every point that I was playing today, and yeah, I’m just super happy that I won in straight sets today.”
According to Opta Ace, only Coco Gauff (16) has reached more fourth rounds at WTA 1000 events than Andreeva (14) as a teenager.
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