Meet Mirra Andreeva, the tennis star who beat Emma Navarro at Wimbledon – and didn’t realise at first: the 18-year-old works with Nike and Rolex, and her idol Roger Federer was at her game
Andreeva did not immediately realise she had won the match against world No 10 Navarro at Wimbledon on Monday – here’s what to know about the tennis superstar in the making
Mirra Andreeva did not immediately realise she had won the match against world No 10 Emma Navarro at Wimbledon on Monday.
“I kept telling myself I’m not the one who is up on the score, I am the one who is down,” she explained in her on-court interview, per The Independent. “That helped me to stay focused and in the end I completely forgot the score. I’m happy that I did it because I think I would have been three times more nervous on a match point.”
Watched on by her tennis idol Roger Federer in the Royal Box, the 18-year-old who toppled Navarro in just 75 minutes is set to face Belinda Bencic next.
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Mirra Andreeva of Russia celebrates winning her women’s singles round against Emma Navarro of the US at the Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, Britain, on July 7. Photo: EPA
This is not the world No 7’s first time on the grass courts. Back in 2023, Andreeva made it to the fourth round of Wimbledon. Though she had a short one-round run last year, she is now staging a dramatic comeback at the All England Club – becoming the youngest female Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 18 years, since Czech Nicole Vaidisova in 2007, notes the WTA website.
Russia’s Mirra Andreeva (right) shakes hands with the US' Emma Navarro after winning their women’s singles fourth round tennis match on the eighth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 7. Photo: AFP
Andreeva is also making her mark in women’s doubles, playing with Diana Shnaider. She is currently ranked No 13 in the world for doubles and the pair won silver at the Paris Olympics last year.
Here’s what to know about the tennis star powering through Wimbledon.
Mirra Andreeva is the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 title
Mirra Andreeva poses with the champions trophy after defeating Clara Tauson of Denmark in the singles final on day seven of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, part of the Hologic WTA Tour at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, in February, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Getty Images
The WTA 1000 sits just a tier below the grand slams in prestige and awards 1,000 ranking points to its winners – and Andreeva has obtained two just this year. At just 17 years old, Andreeva won the title of WTA 1000 champion in Dubai. She defeated world No 2 Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina and pushed her way to the finals, where her victory against Clara Tauson made her the youngest WTA finalist and champion ever. The win catapulted her into the world’s top 10 list.
