by The trip of Wimbledon by Emma Navarro ended with 16 years on Monday after losing against Mirra Andreeva in two sets, 6-2, 6-3. Navarro in the United States entered the match as a new player in the female side, while his Russian counterpart was seeded n ° 7.
Andreeva, on the two sets, built an early advance which she kept while Navarro failed to reduce the deficit before being swept.
Advertisement
After the winning point of the match, Andreeva did not realize that she had won, leaving a viral moment for fans to appreciate her goal. Navarro went to the net for a handshake when Andreeva aligned himself to start the next match. By looking up, the teenager realized that the match was finished and jogging against her competitor.
At 18, Andreeva made her first appearance in the quarter -final of Wimbledon in his third year of participation in the tournament. After her victory, the teenager delighted to play in front of the legend of tennis Roger Federer, who was present in the Royal Box.
“I was super nervous before playing for the first time in the central court,” said Andreeva. “I really did my best not to look there in the box because I knew that as soon as I look there, I would completely lose my goal.
Advertisement
“When I saw [Federer]I really became, really nervous, but I’m just super happy to have managed to continue concentrated. “”
Navarro scored victories on Petra Kvitová, Veronika Kudermetova and Barbora Krejčíková before losing in the round of 16. Andreeva defeated Mayar Sherrif, Lucia Bronzetti and Hailey Baptiste before defeating Navarro.
Andreeva will face Belinda Bencic in Switzerland Wednesday in the quarterfinals. This marks the first time that Bencic, classified n ° 34 in the world in simple female, has gone beyond the round of 16 to Wimbledon.
With the loss of Navarro, Amanda Anisimova, n ° 13, remains the best classified American player, while the n ° 2 Coco Gauff made a surprising outing in the first round, falling with Dayana Yastremska not classified in two sets.
