{"id":9840,"date":"2025-07-14T19:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/9840\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T19:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:40:04","slug":"mirra-andreeva-has-just-achieved-something-in-womens-tennis-for-the-first-time-in-over-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/9840\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirra Andreeva has just achieved something in women&#8217;s tennis for the first time in over 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mirra Andreeva earned her best finish at Wimbledon this year, reaching the quarter-finals at the All England Club. <\/p>\n<p>Following an impressive run at the championships, where she displayed some of the best grass-court tennis of her career, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/pat-cash-says-mirra-andreevas-team-need-to-ask-her-some-serious-questions-after-her-wimbledon-exit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andreeva ultimately bowed out to Belinda Bencic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian has now made the quarter-finals at two Grand Slam events this year, after her last-eight appearance at Roland Garros earlier in June.<\/p>\n<p>With the conclusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/mirra-andreeva\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andreeva<\/a>\u2018s ranking has improved once again, and she has now made history on the tour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2223658505-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"Mirra Andreeva looks on during her Wimbledon defeat to Belinda Bencic\" class=\"wp-image-110231\" \/>Photo by Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport via Getty ImagesMirra Andreeva achieves incredible feat after Wimbledon<\/p>\n<p>At just 18 years old, Andreeva has officially made her top-five debut in the world rankings, rising from number seven.<\/p>\n<p>She becomes the youngest woman to break into the top five since former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WTA<\/a> number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Maria-Sharapova\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maria Sharapova<\/a> in 2004.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW WORLD #5\u2757<\/p>\n<p>18-year-old Mirra Andreeva makes her Top 5 debut today, rising from #7 to #5 after reaching her second straight Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon. \ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s the youngest woman to break into the Top 5 since Maria Sharapova in 2004:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8P9DTBhOI\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y8P9DTBhOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TENNIS (@Tennis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tennis\/status\/1944732610380329110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 14, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Sharapova claimed the top spot in the rankings the year after she cracked the top five, something Andreeva will hope to emulate. <\/p>\n<p>Other post-Wimbledon shifts in the top 10 include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iga Swiatek<\/a>\u2018s bump to third, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/amanda-anisimova\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Anisimova<\/a>\u2018s rise from 12th to seventh.<\/p>\n<p>Mirra Andreeva\u2019s 2025 Wimbledon campaign <\/p>\n<p>Andreeva didn\u2019t drop a set en route to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, sweeping aside Mayar Sherif and Lucia Bronzetti in the opening two rounds.<\/p>\n<p>She then earned back-to-back wins over Americans, beating Hailey Baptiste and 10th seed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/emma-navarro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Navarro<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>RoundOpponentQuarter-FinalBelinda Bencic (L)Fourth RoundEmma Navarro (W)Third RoundHailey Baptiste (W)Second RoundLucia Bronzetti (W)First RoundMayar Sherif (W)Mirra Andreeva\u2019s 2025 Wimbledon campaign<\/p>\n<p>The young star was then faced with Bencic, with whom she went to two tiebreaks, losing narrowly in both of them. <\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the hard-court season, Andreeva will now set her sights on the US Open, where she has never made it past the second round.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mirra Andreeva earned her best finish at Wimbledon this year, reaching the quarter-finals at the All England 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