Tennis-Cool teenager Andreeva not fazed by big stage, only when sister plays


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - May 1, 2023 Russia's Mirra Andreeva in action during her round of 16 match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

PARIS (Reuters) - Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva has been as cool as ice, cruising through three qualifying rounds and her first round match against Alison Riske-Amritraj at the French Open on Tuesday without dropping a set.

While the 16-year-old has taken to the tour like a fish to water this year, her nerves are only frayed when her older sister Erika, 18, is in action. The older Andreeva, a lucky loser, starts her own main draw campaign later on Tuesday.

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