Tennis-Teenager Andreeva downs Bouzkova for French Open fourth round spot


Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2026 Russia's Mirra Andreeva in action during her third round match against Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - ⁠Eighth seed Mirra Andreeva cruised past Czech Marie ⁠Bouzkova in straight sets on Friday to book ‌her spot in the French Open fourth round.

• Andreeva, a semi-finalist in Paris two years ago, won 6-4 6-2 and will ​next face either Jil Teichmann of ⁠Switzerland or 10th-seeded Czech ⁠Karolina Muchova in the round of 16.

• Andreeva, 19, had ⁠a ‌rocky start and hit the racket on her thigh in frustration as Bouzkova earned ⁠a break point at 3-2, but she managed ​to hold ‌despite losing her temper again and swiping the ⁠clay with ​her racket a little later.

• The Russian, known for her volatile on-court temper at times, managed to keep her ⁠composure and take the edge in ​the match when she broke Bouzkova to go 5-4 up and wrap up the first set after 49 minutes.

• ⁠She earned two more breaks in the second to go 5-2 up and serveout the match in the next game.

• Andreeva has now beaten Bouzkova three ​times this season after Adelaide and ⁠Miami for a perfect 5-0 record against the Czech. ​She has also bagged 32 ‌wins so far this year, leading ​the Tour for most match victories this season.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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