French Open 2023 results: Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva credits Andy Murray for Roland Garros win

Mirra Andreeva is closing successful connected the world's apical 100 conscionable a period aft her 16th birthday

Russian teen Mirra Andreeva says a substance connection from Andy Murray provided inspiration arsenic she won the archetypal Grand Slam lucifer of her career.

After a stunning tally successful Madrid past month, Andreeva called Murray "beautiful" and said successful Paris she had substance him earlier the clay-court major.

"He said 'Thank you, and bully luck successful Roland Garros'. Maybe that's wherefore I'm playing that bully now," she said.

Andreeva is the youngest subordinate successful the French Open main gully and needed conscionable 56 minutes to scope the 2nd round.

Her relationship with Murray began erstwhile she changeable to prominence astatine the Madrid Open, wherever she besides described the British erstwhile satellite fig 1 arsenic "amazing".

After reaching the past 16 connected her 16th birthday, she was asked what it was similar rubbing shoulders with the astir recognisable stars of the sport.

"When you're present and instrumentality a luncheon with each these stars, you spot Andy Murray, you spot his look and he's truthful beauteous successful life. He is truthful amazing," she said.

Murray responded with emblematic humour, tweeting: "Imagine however bully she's going to beryllium erstwhile she gets her eyes fixed!"

After beating Riske-Amritraj, Andreeva revealed she had messaged 36-year-old Murray to congratulate him connected winning the caller ATP Challenger lawsuit successful Aix-en-Provence.

"He really answered me, truthful I was truly blessed astir it," she smiled.

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur is different established subordinate who Andreeva has been interacting with.

She described the Wimbledon and US Open finalist arsenic 1 of her idols and says she would similar to practise with the satellite fig 7 1 day.

"Hopefully we tin play each other," said Jabeur, though they would not beryllium capable to conscionable astatine Roland Garros until the semi-finals.

"I tin springiness her a signed picture. She tin enactment it successful her bedroom. I don't know. This is the archetypal clip that idiosyncratic says that. But it's special."

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