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Russia’s young tennis star Mirra Andreeva reacted to three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray's comments on her comeback. The tennis prodigy made a spectacular comeback to get the better of France’s Diane Parry in the third round of the Australian Open 2024. The 16-year-old had a harsh start to her Parry encounter as she slumped to her counterpart in just 32 minutes. However, the teenager held her nerves and made a stunning comeback in the second set to level the match and secure a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-5) victory.
The three-time Grand Slam champion took to social media to celebrate her win and lauded Andreeva for showing mental rigidity in tough situations. Murray tweeted, “Andreeva down 5-1 in third. Commentator “She really needs to work on the mental side of her game..she’s too hard on herself when she’s losing” 30 minutes later 7-6 Andreeva wins.”
He added, “Maybe the reason she turned the match round is because of her mental strength. Maybe she turned the match around because she is hard on herself and demands more of herself when she’s losing/playing badly? Winner.”
Andreeva reacts to Murray's tweet
Andreeva reacted to Murray’s comments and said that she would frame her Murray’s tweet and take it with everywhere. In the post-match conference, Andreeva said, “I didn't really think that he would watch a match, then after he would tweet, he would comment something. Honestly, I will try to print it out somehow. I don't know, I will put it in a frame. I will bring it everywhere with me. I will maybe put it on the wall so I can see it every day (smiling). Honestly, I didn't expect him to do anything about this match.”
Watch Andreeva reacts to Murray's tweet:
She also agreed with Murray’s opinion and said that being harsh on herself helped her. Andreeva said, "Maybe being harsh on myself actually helped me. I don't know. I just try to think positively. This harshness, let's say, helped me with it because I am not very positive in my head usually. I just kept pushing myself. I was saying not good words to myself.”
