Russian teenager gets revenge after being booed by French Open crowd
The French Open fans were not happy with a 17-year-old
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva silenced the boos to become the youngest woman to reach French Open quarter-finals since 2005. The world No.38 won 7-5 6-2 against Moscow-born Varvara Gracheva - the last French singles player left in the singles.
Gracheva was playing her first Roland Garros for her adopted country after taking French nationality in June last year and enjoyed vocal support.
Andreeva said: “In the beginning it bothered me a little bit, but then I just kind of adjusted it for my advantage. I think that I did a good job with it, and it actually was helping me a little bit to fire me up from inside.”
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