French Open Title Will Be Start Of Grand Slam Addiction –Andreeva

Mirra Andreeva believes her French Open title will be the beginning of a Grand Slam addiction after becoming the youngest woman in 34 years to win at Roland Garros.

The 19‑year‑old, seeded eighth, defeated Chwalinska 6‑3 6‑2 in one hour and 22 minutes to capture her first career Grand Slam in Paris.

Speaking after the match, Andreeva said her maiden Grand Slam triumph felt even better than she had imagined.

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“I’ve had dreams, I’ve had a lot of thoughts on how it’s going to happen, if it’s going to happen, when it’s going to happen, where. I would say that the feeling in real life is so much better, obviously, than in your dreams.”

“Now I’m already thinking of how I’m going to prepare for the grass season. I feel like this thing is a little bit addictive, and I really want to do my best to experience all of this for the second time.”

In an on‑court speech that included the Russian’s now customary shout‑out to herself, Andreeva thanked sports psychologist Alexis Castorri, who previously worked with Andy Murray, for her help and referenced “so many demons inside me.”

“My psychologist says that you can always choose how you’re going to be on the court and how you’re going to play and who you’re going to be as a person as well,” said Andreeva, who is the first Russian winner of a women’s slam singles title since Maria Sharapova here in 2014.

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“So I just decided to choose to be a fighter. And I watched a lot of Roger’s matches here. No one is going to have the same aura but I really want to try to impersonate the way he behaves a little bit on the court.”

“Maybe that helped me a little bit, because I wanted to look good on the court, not be frustrated or be not happy with how I play.”