Steve Johnson responds when asked if Mirra Andreeva is the best women’s player in the world now after she wins the Indian Wells title

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Mirra Andreeva continued her impressive run of form after winning a second consecutive WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells.

Andreeva beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final to claim the Indian Wells title and extend her winning streak to 12 matches.

The 17-year-old actually won back-to-back matches against the top two ranked WTA players, with Andreeva also defeating Iga Swiatek for the second time in as many months.

Following winning the biggest title of her career so far, Andreeva received a message from Maria Sharapova and has been backed to achieve some big things going forward.

Steve Johnson says if he thinks Mirra Andreeva is the best player in the world

Sabalenka and Swiatek were not the only big names that the Russian teenager was able to beat at Indian Wells this year, with Andreeva also dispatching Elena Rybakina for the loss of just three games.

When discussing Andreeva on the Nothing Major Podcast, former world number 21 Steve Johnson spoke about whether he thinks she is the best player on the WTA Tour at the moment.

“In the last month it’s hard to argue that,” said Johnson. “She has won two massive titles, she is 17-years-old, and then she takes down Swiatek and Sabalenka, number one and two in the world, back-to-back. That is tricky to do.

“To back up a win like that with another win and especially in another big final. It’s crazy to think of a 17-year-old, how composed and good she is at tennis.”

While she is not currently at the top of the WTA rankings, Andreeva has risen to a career-high of world number six as a result of her Indian Wells triumph.

Andreeva, who is coached by Conchita Martinez, is also third in the race to the WTA Finals ahead of the likes of Swiatek, Rybakina and Coco Gauff.

Sam Querrey compares Mirra Andreeva to Serena Williams and Steffi Graf

Former US Open quarter-finalist Sam Querrey responded to Johnson by pointing out that Andreeva has also achieved something that only Serena Williams and Steffi Graf have done before.

“Have you seen the other 17 year olds, who have beaten the number one and two in the world? Steffi Graf and Serena Williams, probably the two greatest women’s players of all time,” said Querrey. “And youngest woman to win Indian Wells since 1999 (Serena Williams). She is on a tear!”

Later on in the Nothing Major Podcast, Querrey even suggested that Andreeva has what it takes to be up there with the greatest WTA players of all time.

The last player to beat Andreeva was actually world number 37 Rebecca Sramkova, who won their second round match at the Qatar Open.

Andreeva will look to continue her momentum when she makes her debut at the Miami Open.

The Indian Wells champion will play either Veronika Kudermetova or Xinyu Wang in her opening match, as she looks to make history by becoming only the fifth woman in history to complete the sunshine double.