Mirra Andreeva brimming with confidence as she chases another magic run in ‘place of power’
Mirra Andreeva is hoping to recapture the magic of her 2023 run in Madrid as she returns to the Caja Magica.
The teenage sensation feels that there is an intangible that helped her to match victories in the WTA 1000 event.
Andreeva started her 2024 campaign with a good win over Taylor Townsend which earned her a date with No 29 seed Linda Noskova in the Round of 64.
“I feel like Madrid is my place of power,” Andreeva said.
“I watched some highlights of my matches last year and I tried to see and understand what I did good, why I had this small success.
“I didn’t see anything, honestly, nothing special. Last year, I came here hoping that I will win some matches with some kind of miracle. I was hoping that maybe my opponents will make the match turn my way.
“But now I know to win the match I have to do everything by myself, and this match today also proved it.”
Andreeva will turn 17 during this season’s Madrid Open and is anxious about time marching on.
“I feel like I’m a bit more mature, even if it’s been just one year,” Andreeva told WTA Insider after the win. “In five days I’m going to be 17.
“I’m a little bit nervous about that. I don’t want to get old.”
The Russian teenager has engaged the services of Billie Jean King Cup Finals director Conchita Martinez as her coach but has quickly become comfortable with the direction of the Spanish WTA Tour icon.
“We started working recently, not a lot time ago, but for this short time I already feel like we’ve been together for a very long time,” Andreeva said.
“So far so good. I really like the atmosphere that we have together. I like that we can separate on court and off the court. We both know how to do that because seh has a lot of experience. I also share with her my feelings, my emotions, and she’s trying to do everything that is the best for me. I really enjoy working with her.”
Andreeva has spent her time away from WTA Tour action working on different aspects of her game with her new coaching setup.
“This time that I took not playing tournaments, we tried to improve my physical part with my coaches and my technical part,” Andreeva said.
“I tried to think what I can improve on my mental side because I feel like if I improve that it will be tough to beat me.”
Andreeva has ambitions of being in the top ten of the WTA Rankings by this time next year.
“I hope that maybe I can be in the Top 10,” Andreeva said.
“I will hope so. I will do everything possible for that. Also to win as many more matches as I can because that will give me more experience. I will learn from every match, doesn’t matter win or lose.”
