WTA Brisbane: 16-year-old Andreeva through to first WTA-level quarter-final

Haresh Ramchandani

January 4, 2024

The Russian teen will meet Czech teen Linda Noskova for a place in the semi-finals

Mirra Andreeva at 2023 Ladies Open de Lausanne

Brisbane International presented by ANZ •Round of 16 • Completed

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A. RodionovavsM. Andreeva

Russian teen Mirra Andreeva defeated Australian wildcard Arina Rodionova 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the WTA Brisbane International on Thursday.

Andreeva has won all her matches this week in straight sets, dropping just 10 games to reach her first WTA-level quarter-final.

Milestone for Mirra 👏

Mirra Andreeva advances to her first career quarterfinal with a stunning performance against Arina Rodionova, 6-1 6-1 ✨#BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/2Cf1YKO1PD
— Brisbane International (@BrisbaneTennis) January 4, 2024

The precocious 16-year-old, ranked No 58, will play 19-year-old Czech Linda Noskova for a spot in the semi-finals. The Russian has already reached the fourth round at a WTA 1000 Series event, the fourth round at Wimbledon and the third round at Roland-Garros in her young career thus far.

1 – With Mirra Andreeva now set to face Linda Noskova in Brisbane, it will be the first QF between two teenagers at a WTA 500 event or higher since the US Open in 2009 – Caroline Wozniacki vs Melanie Oudin. Wow.#BrisbaneTennis | @BrisbaneTennis @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/oSRRCkpStD
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 4, 2024

Ahead of her win today, Andreeva had won against Diana Shnaider (6-2, 6-3) and No 4 seed Liudmila Samsonova (6-2, 6-1).

Rodionova, ranked No 113, won against Italian Martina Trevisan (6-3, 6-2) and American Sofia Kenin, the No 14 seed (7-5, 7-6 (7)) earlier in the week.

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