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<\/p>\nMirra Andreeva moved into the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open with a straight-sets win over American Alycia Parks.<\/p>\n
After knocking out defending champion Jelena Ostapenko in the opening round, Andreeva followed it up with a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Parks to book her place in the last eight. She now takes on Iga Swiatek in what should be an intriguing matchup.<\/p>\n
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Andreeva holds a 2-1 head-to-head lead over Swiatek, but all three previous meetings have come on hard courts. This time, they\u2019ll face off on clay, where Swiatek has built a strong reputation.<\/p>\n
The Polish star is looking to build on her impressive start under new coach Francisco Roig. She began her Stuttgart campaign with a commanding win and will be eager to continue that form after splitting from Wim Fissette earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Andreeva shares her thoughts ahead of Stuttgart Open meeting with Swiatek<\/p>\n
Photo by Shi Tang\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
During her post-match press conference, Andreeva spoke about how she plans to approach their first meeting on clay, saying: \u201cYeah, I don\u2019t know. I will just try to talk with Conchita (Martinez).\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cObviously, she\u2019s a great player, but I\u2019ll just approach this match as every other match that I\u2019ve had before.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously she\u2019s had a good history on clay, so I\u2019m just very curious to see how it\u2019s gonna go.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is clay indoors, so it\u2019s still a little bit different, but yeah, I\u2019m kind of excited to see how this match will go on a clay court for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mirra Andreeva on how she\u2019s grown since her last win over Iga Swiatek<\/p>\n
Andreeva, now 18, won her last match against Swiatek at the Indian Wells Open in 2025.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on how she\u2019s changed since then, Andreeva said: \u201cWell, I think Mirra last year was still kind of, you know, not a newcomer, but I think that I was still very excited about everything, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cAt some moments I was still playing in tournaments for the first time and was just kind of still trying to have fun and be excited about how cool it all was.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I just didn\u2019t put as much pressure on myself at some moments. I was just trying to be excited about how great my life is \u2013 travelling all around the world. It was great. I was living every day like it was the first day of my life.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I guess having that excitement and not putting pressure on myself \u2013 just trying to enjoy whatever happens. That\u2019s what brought results. And also being a bit more confident from winning matches. So it\u2019s a combination of those things.\u201d<\/p>\n
This week in Stuttgart, Andreeva will aim for her third title of the season after already picking up wins in Adelaide and Linz.<\/p>\n
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