Teenage tennis phenom Mirra Andreeva toppled world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 to win the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Sunday. But that's not all the 17-year-old Andreeva accomplished.
The Russian tennis player, who turned pro three years ago at the age of 14, also defeated world No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the BNP Paribas Open semifinal just days prior to her victory over Sabalenka. Andreeva became the first women's tennis player under the age of 18 to defeat world Nos. 1 and 2 in back-to-back matches since 23-time major winner Serena Williams, who achieved the feat back in 1999 at the US Open. The only other women's player under the age of 18 to accomplish such a feat was 22-time major winner Steffi Graf back in 1987.
