Aryna Sabalenka vs Mirra Andreeva – Breakdown and Prediction

June 5, 2024

Aryna Sabalenka vs Mirra Andreeva: Roland Garros – quarterfinal

The world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka will take on teenager Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinal at the Roland Garros.

Aryna Sabalenka Profile

Aryna Sabalenka is second in the WTA rankings, hoping to get back to the top of the list after this tournament. The player from Belarus is 29-7 for the season and 15-3 on clay.

She is coming off a 6-2, 6-3 win over Emma Navarro in the round of 16 match. Earlier in the tournament, Sabalenka defeated Paola Badosa, Moyuka Uchijima, and Erika Andreeva, all in straight sets.

Sabalenka won the Australian Open this season and lost in the finals in Brisbane, Madrid, and Rome.

She made her debut at the French Open in 2017, and her best result was last year’s semifinal, when she lost to Karolina Muchova.

Mirra Andreeva Profile

Mirra Andreeva is 38th in the WTA rankings, five spots lower than her career high. The 17-year-old is 17-7 for the season and 10-3 on clay.

Andreeva is coming off a 7-5, 6-2 win over Varvara Gracheva in the round of 16. Previously, she defeated Peyton Stearns, Victoria Azarenka, and Emina Bektas.

This is her fourth quarterfinal this season after reaching the same stage in Brisbane, Rouen, and Madrid.

This is her second appearance at Roland Garros after she reached the third round last year.

Head-to-Head Sabalenka leads 2-0

Sabalenka vs Andreeva 6-1, 6-4 (2024 WTA Madrid, quarterfinal)
Sabalenka vs Andreeva 6-3, 6-1 (2023 WTA Madrid, round of 16)

Prediction and Conclusion

It is completely amazing to see 17-year-old Andreeva winning on this level, and the teen will definitely be one of the best players in the future. All she needs to do to become a real sensation is beat a player like Sabalenka on a major stage like Roland Garros, but it doesn’t feel like that time has come. Sabalenka has been very dominant recently, and she has all the confidence in the world that she can win her second consecutive Grand Slam title. Sabalenka won the previous two matches against Andreeva pretty easily, and both of those were on clay, so we expect another straight-set victory today.