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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros

Andreeva marches into French Open quarter-finals after dismissing Gracheva

Mirra Andreeva celebrates winning a point against Varvara Gracheva
Mirra Andreeva is set to break the top 30 for the first time next week. Photograph: Robert Prange/Getty Images

Mirra Andreeva continues to mark herself as one of the most promising players in the world as she became the second-youngest woman in the 21st century to reach the quarter‑finals at Roland Garros with a 7-5, 6-2 win against ­Varvara Gracheva.

Just over a year after Andreeva first broke through on the WTA weeks before her 16th birthday, she con­tinues to make strong progress. Armed with her intelligent, varied game and endless grit, the 17‑year‑old has not dropped a set outside of her spectacular late-night win against Victoria Azarenka in the second round. Next week she will break the top 30 for the first time in her career.

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