Mirra Andreeva no longer fears any opponent ahead of her last-16 meeting with Elena Rybakina at Indian Wells, having made history with Sunday's victory over Clara Tauson. (More Tennis News)
Andreeva💝 beat world number 21 Tauson 6-3 6-0 in a rematch of last month's final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where the 17-year-old won her first WTA 1000 title.
ꦿShe is the youngest player to win nine of her first 10 matches at WTA 1000 events to start a calendar year since the format was introduced in 2009, and the youngest woman to make the round of 16 at Indian Wells since Amanda Anisimova did so as a 16-year-old in 2018.
𒁏Andreeva will face Rybakina at the next stage, after the world number seven rolled past Katie Boulter 6-0 7-5 in her own round-of-32 match on Sunday.
⭕"I have been playing well recently," Andreeva said. "It just feels that I know exactly what to do on the court.
🐻"For example, I would say that before in some tournaments, it depended on the match.
ꦏ"But now I just know that I go out there, it doesn't matter who I play, the ball is coming to me and I know what to do.
🃏"I just feel like everything is clear in my head, and I know exactly what to do with the ball. It's kind of a good feeling, I can say. I hope I can maintain this for as long as I can."
꧅Meanwhile, Rybakina's victory over Boulter was her 207th at WTA events since the start of 2020, with only Iga Swiatek (267) and Aryna Sabalenka (231) recording more.
🍸Rybakina and Andreeva have one victory apiece from their two head-to-head meetings, with Andreeva triumphing in three sets when they last met in last month's Dubai semi-finals.
