No one is having extra enjoyable than Andreeva in Melbourne

Mirra Andreeva has been on her recreation to begin 2026.

She’s been good on the court docket, successful 9 of her first 10 matches and successful the title in Adelaide.

And she’s been simply as spectacular off of it. First there was the “I want to thank myself” speech after beating Victoria Mboko within the Adelaide ultimate, and since arriving in Melbourne she’s simply been dominating her post-match interviews.

She had some extra enjoyable on the Australian Open on Friday. The 18-year-old, at present ranked No. 7 on the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz, had the perfect response to this epic level between Alex de Minaur and Frances Tiafoe.

And after her third-round win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Andreeva admitted that typically she wish to faux to name folks when there is no one on the opposite line.

She’s additionally loved wheeling her coach, Conchita Martinez, round in her chair and making an attempt to catch tennis balls earlier than they hit the bottom.

“It’s one of our routines here, to just fool around and really do nothing,” the Indian Wells champion mentioned.

No one is having extra enjoyable this week than Andreeva, however on court docket she’s been all enterprise. Following a 6-3, 6-4 win over Ruse, Andreeva is into the fourth spherical of the Australian Open for the third straight 12 months.

After a troublesome finish to 2025, Andreeva has added extra selection to her recreation to begin the season, and it has been paying dividends.

“We’ve put in a lot of work, especially on the offseason,” Andreeva mentioned, referencing Martinez. “Now I form of begin to see the end result. I form of see that what we had been engaged on really is engaged on the match, and I exploit it.

“For example, I’m not afraid to use certain shots or techniques during the matches, cause that’s what we’ve been working on for some time.”

To advance to her first profession Australian Open quarterfinal, Andreeva should get previous twelfth seed Elina Svitolina. They’ve performed as soon as earlier than, a 7-5, 6-3 win for Andreeva within the Indian Wells quarterfinals final 12 months.