16-Yr-Outdated Andreeva Tops Krejcikova, Turns into Youngest to Ever Win China Open Match

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday October 1, 2023

16-year-old Mirra Andreeva continues her profitable methods in 2023.

The Russian teen, ranked 62, defeated Barbora Krejcikova on Sunday on the China Open, 6-2, 6-2, to turn into the youngest participant to ever win a match on the 1000-level occasion in Beijing.

At 16 years and 155 days outdated, Andreeva surpasses Tamira Paszek, who was aged 16 years and 287 days when she defeated Jill Craybas in 2007.

Andreeva, who certified for the primary draw, improves to 2-0 lifetime in opposition to Tenth-seeded Krejcikova and notches her first ever Top-20 win on a tough courtroom.

In whole, she has notched 4 Top-20 wins in 2023 (4-4) and crafted a 31-7 report throughout all ranges.

Andreev has been fairly the story in 2023, debuting at Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open and profitable no less than a spherical in every.

16,155 – At 16 years and 155 days, Mirra Andreeva has now turn into the youngest ever match winner on the China Open, surpassing Tamira Paszek’s mark of 16 years and 287 days when she defeated Jill Craybas in 2007. Wow.#ChinaOpen | @ChinaOpen @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/BjIV3VBR66

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) October 1, 2023

She reached the Australian Open ladies remaining in January, then certified for Roland-Garros, the place she reached the third spherical, and Wimbledon, the place she reached the spherical of 16.

At the US Open, Andreeva fell to eventual champion Coco Gauff within the second spherical.

Not counting qualies, Andreeva is 12-6 at tour-level. She will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who’s twice her age at 32, within the second spherical at Beijing

Photo Source: WTA China Open.