Sister of 16-year-old prodigy, Erika Andreeva moves into WTA 125 final in Rouen

Saturday, 14 October 2023 at 20:30

Erika Andreeva, the elder sister of the young star Mirra Andreeva, will compete in the final of the WTA 125 Rouen.

It has been a remarkable week for the 19-year-old, as she reached her first final in a WTA 125 event. Although she is almost three years older than her sister Mirra Andreeva, who has been the breakout sensation of the season, Erika hadn’t previously displayed the same level of talent to break into the WTA Tour.

Erika Andreeva, currently ranked 166th, slowly made her way into the main draws of some 250-level tournaments and had even competed in the main draws of two Grand Slam events (the 2022 US Open and the 2023 French Open).

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She began this tournament from the qualifying rounds and has won five consecutive matches. In the first round, she narrowly escaped defeat against Jil Teichmann, securing the victory in the third-set tie-break.

Andreeva has been in great form in the subsequent rounds, losing only 14 games in three matches, which includes victories over the 4th seed Jodie Anna Burrage (ranked 91st) and the 5th seed Alize Cornet (ranked 121st).

In the final, she will face Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic, who is currently ranked 105th. This final provides Erika Andreeva with the opportunity to claim her first title in the WTA 125 category, as she has previously won titles in lower-level ITF tournaments.

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Sisters Tennis Players:

Throughout tennis history, there have been numerous examples of siblings who pursued tennis careers, with the iconic duo of Venus and Serena Williams leading the way. The Williams sisters won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles together, in addition to Serena's 23 Grand Slam singles titles and Venus's 7.

Other renowned tennis-playing siblings include Urszula and Agnieszka Radwańska, the Pliskova twins, Krystina and Karolina, as well as the Rodionova sisters, Anastasia and Arina.

More recently, we've seen promising young sibling pairs like Bianca and Leylah Fernandez, as well as Brenda and Linda Fruhvirtova, who are making their mark in the sport.

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Into the biggest final of her career! Starting the week in the qualifying draw, Erika Andreeva finds herself in the WTA125 Open de Rouen final with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Alize Cornet. Solid performance today, taking advantage of the hours Cornet has put in this week.