Russian women’s tennis has a bright future. At the age of 16, Mirra Andreeva reached the third round of Roland-Garros Seniors and impressed the world No. 6, Coco Goff. One of her closest friends, her compatriot Alina Korneva, 15, won the final (7-6) of the junior tournament this Saturday. [4], 6-4) against Peruvian Luciana Perez Alarcon on Simon-Mathieu Court. She is the first player since Bulgarian Magdalena Maleva in 1990 to win the first two Grand Slams.
A commitment to the top Russian, who had already won the Australian Open in January (against Mirra Andreeva, 6-7 [2], 6–4, 7–5). Facing the Peruvian, a clay court specialist, Korneva struggled to avoid taking big risks, especially during the first round. She led 4-2 before saving four set points at 5-4 against her to make the difference in the decider, where her forehand was particularly painful.
Already ranked 331st in the world
The 2007-born Russian uses this speed to switch strikes from the baseline at 2-2 (she has great production), drop shots and defense on forehand slices. She made more unforced errors than her opponent (36 vs. 34 for Perez Alarcon) but her aggression paid off: 29 successful shots (19 for Perez Alarcon) and the Peruvian won just 26% of points behind her second ball.
Korneva, already ranked 331st in the world, won the $60,000 ITF title in Pretoria (South Africa) in March and has three wins against top 200 players.
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