Mirra Andreeva, 16, continues meteoric rise by advancing to French Open third spherical | CNN

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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva has continued her meteoric rise by reaching the third spherical of the French Open with an emphatic 6-1 6-2 win over France’s Diane Parry.

The 16-year-old, who celebrated her birthday in April, is now the youngest participant to succeed in the third spherical at Roland Garros since 2005, in accordance with the WTA.

Andreeva, the youngest participant on this yr’s principal draw, took solely 77 minutes to defeat wild card Parry and safe her sixth high 100 win of the season.

She is but to drop a set at this yr’s event, which incorporates two principal draw matches and three qualifiers.

Andreeva had already change into the seventh youngest participant this century to beat a high 20 participant, in accordance with the WTA, when she beat world No. 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight units within the second spherical of the Madrid Open.

Ranked No. 312 firstly of April, {the teenager}’s spectacular runs at ITF W60 tournaments and upsets of Leylah Fernandez, Beatriz Haddad Maia and Magda Linette in Madrid noticed her fly up the rankings, the place she is now 143.

Unranked simply over a yr in the past, Andreeva entered into her first grand slam with a bang at Roland Garros, taking lower than an hour to defeat American Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday.

Andreeva was the runner-up at this yr’s junior Australian Open and is now taking part in in simply the third tour-level event of her fledgling profession, boasting a outstanding 22-2 report on the skilled circuit.

She might subsequent face American Coco Gauff, who takes on Julia Grabher Thursday.