"I’ll give my advice to her when I retire": Aryna Sabalenka refuses to give young Mirra Andreeva advice

World number one Aryna Sabalenka has refused to give any advice to Russia’s young tennis star Mirra Andreeva. The two players faced off in the semifinal of the ongoing Brisbane International where the Belarusian star came out on top in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2.

After the match, Sabalenka spoke on the court, where the presenter asked her what advice she could give to the 17-year-old, who is already regarded as the one for the future. In response to that, the reigning world number one refused the offer and advised the youngster to keep doing ‘her thing’

“I’ll give my advice to her when I retire,” said Sabalenka said. “Right now I’ll just let her do her thing. She’s doing the right things. She has a great team around her, family around her, amazing coach. Couldn’t recommend her anyone better than her (Conchita Martinez). She’s on the right path and definitely the future of tennis. She’s gonna be there very soon.”

Despite the result on Saturday, Andreeva will be extremely happy with her performance in the Brisbane International as not only did she play in the semifinal in the singles category, but she also managed to lift the doubles title. She and her partner Diana Shnaider defeated Australia’s Priscilla Hon and Anna Kalinskaya in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-5.

Andreeva will now move to Adelaide, where she will take part in an event just before the Australian Open. She will face Linda Noskova in the opening round of the competition. It will be the fourth meeting between the two. In the previous three meetings, Andreeva has a slight edge as she won twice and suffered just a defeat. The two met in the third round of the Brisbane International as well where Andreeva came out on top in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-0.