Mirra Andreeva will make her Wimbledon debut at the age of 16, despite never having played grass in her life before this week at SW19.
The 16-year-old Russian prodigy who made her name for herself during the clay court season did not receive a wildcard and had to go through qualifying.
But took to grass like a duck to the water sweeping her first two matches. Finally she saw off Tamara Korpatsch in the final qualifying round 7-5, 5-7, 6-2.
Korpatsch is famously known for being the doubles partner last year of Harmony Tan who beat Serena Williams.
The Frenchwoman then pulled out causing a storm between Korpatsch and her but she won't be in the main singles draw after defeating to Andreeva.
She will now be a major danger going into the singles draw which is made on Friday morning.
Mirra Andreeva just qualified for Wimbledon. She is the youngest player to qualify since Coco Gauff in 2019 The hype about this 16 year old is so deserved She’s thoughtful & charming, & has the talent to back it up See you in the Main Draw, Mirra ❤️🥹
