Russian tennis star Mira Andreva: What I achieved in Dubai is the achievement of Taykhi and I will return to it again
Dubai, February 22/WAM/Russian tennis star Mira Andreva expressed her great happiness by qualifying for the final of the 25th edition of the Dubai Tennis Free Tennis Championship, for the first time in her history and described it as an important step in her professional career because it is her first final in a 1000 -points championship and expressed About her aspiration to participate in the next version of the tournament.
Andreva, 17, the twelfth seed of the championship and the 14th globally, succeeded in achieving a historic achievement by qualifying for the final after her victory over the seventh seed in the world Elena Ribakina, thus becoming the smallest player to reach the final of the 1000 -points championship, and the smallest player defeating 3 Grand Salam championships in the championship One since Maria Sharapova was completed in 2004.
Andreva, in statements to the Emirates News Agency /WAM /expressed her happiness with this achievement and said that she was not optimistic before her arrival in Dubai, especially after losing in the second round of the Doha Championship, which affected her psychological state and added: “When you do not think much about the results and play without Pressure, you can provide your best “and express her love for Dubai even before she visits her.
On her previous participation in Dubai last year, she explained that she did not perform well at the time, which made her come this year without great expectations, and that she only focused on playing and providing her best levels and confirmed that this approach helped her reach the final in one of the best championships in her career so far .
I wondered how I do not like the Dubai Free Market Championship, it is my first final in the category of 1000 points .. I love people here, the atmosphere, the stadiums, and even the food everything is great, and I cannot wait to return next year.
And about her dealing with psychological pressure, Andreva explained that she was suffering from controlling her anger on the field, but she started working with a psychologist to help her control her feelings and indicated that she had received useful advice, but she preferred to keep her for herself and said: “Maybe I will share some of these secrets at the end My career if I continue to succeed. “
Regarding her feeling after qualifying for the final of a 1,000 -points championship in this young age, she said that she is trying to avoid thinking about the importance of achievement to avoid pressure, focusing only on providing her best on the field and added that if you start thinking about the results or possibilities, then these ideas may control She has so she chose to ignore her completely. “
Andreva expressed her pride in defeating 3 former Grand Salam heroes during her career to the final, considering that these victories strengthened her confidence in herself, but she admitted that she began to feel some pressure after achieving these great results, especially with the increasing expectations about her future in the tennis world.
She said that people are saying that I will become the first seed in the world and I will win the major championships, but I am working on dealing with these pressures with the help of a psychologist. “She praised the role of her coach, Conchita Martinez, stressing that she relies on her more after she was trying to face pressure on her own, which contributed to developing her performance and self -confidence.
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