Mirra Andreeva says she had to overcome so many demons inside to win the French Open
Nineteen-year-old Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva won the French Open, marking her first Grand Slam title. She credited her victory to overcoming internal mental challenges and stubbornness, becoming the youngest champion since Monica Seles in 1992.
Why it matters
Andreeva's win signals a potential shift in women's tennis as a new teenage star emerges to dominate the sport's most prestigious clay-court tournament.
Bent over with her hands covering her face, her knees getting dirtied on the red clay court, Mirra Andreeva was celebrating — processing might be the more appropriate word — how she had finally overcome “so many demons inside” that came with being a teenage tennis phenom.
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