"Me, I'm more kind of see what happens": Mirra Andreeva believes sister Erika Andreeva has 'one strong plan' for sibling contest

Mirra and Erika Andreeva will become the first pair of sisters to face off in a main draw of a WTA event since Serena and Venus Williams back in Lexington in 2020 when they face off at the Wuhan Open.

Such a tie perhaps is a bit bizarre for both given that they are family and despite spending their lives practicing together, it is one thing doing that and there is another facing off on court.

But both have very different game styles as Mirra explained with the elder Andreeva being more methodical and having a plan of action. While Mirra is very much hit and hope and doesn't particularly have strategy in that regard.

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"I feel like Erika, she has changed her tennis style a little bit 'cause we've practiced few weeks ago together. I feel like now she's more aggressive," said Andreeva. "At the same time she's smart and she sees the court good. With this aggressiveness, she sees the opponent, where she is. She just plays in the open space. I don't know. Maybe we keep it like that. Well, I don't know. That's too hard (smiling). I don't know if there is that big of a contrast."

"I feel like I just take more time. I change the rhythm a lot. I just play in the moment. Like, I decide during the rally what I want to do. For example, there is a lob coming. I'm like, Okay, I'm going to wait for it to bounce and then I'm going to take it. Then I see it's slow, so I'm, Okay, I'm going to take a spin ball. I feel like I can change my decisions fast. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad."

"I feel like she has one strong plan for the match and she will do it until the match is over. Doesn't matter the score, doesn't matter the situation. She will just go for it, yeah, do whatever it takes to win. Me, I'm more kind of see what happens, then we're going to decide, all of that."

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