Australian Open: 16 Year-old Andreeva Defeats Sixth Seed Jabuer

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva shocked sixth seed Ons Jabeur at the Australian Open, to continue her run into the last 32 the tournament.

The 16-year-old showed once again why is she is one of the sport’s rising stars by demolishing an out-of-sorts Jabeur in a 6-0 6-2 second-round win.

Andreeva counts the Tunisian as her idol but was utterly ruthless under the roof on Rod Laver Arena, defeating the sixth seed and two-time Wimbledon finalist 6-0 6-2 in just 54 minutes.

The Russian said knocking her idol Jabeur out of the Australian Open was “probably” the best display of her fast-developing career.

Jabeur could only smile in astonishment at some of the shots Andreeva played, while she celebrated like an underdog when she finally won a game at the start of the second set.

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The two-time Wimbledon finalist was unable to stall Andreeva for long, though, with Andreeva branding it the best match she has played as last year’s girls’ singles final cruised into the last 32.

Andreeva is the last remaining 16-year-old in the Melbourne draw after Brenda Fruhvirtova and Alina Korneeva were unable to cause shocks against their illustrious opponents.

Meanwhile, Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka won 6-3 6-2 against Czech Fruhvirtova, eventually overwhelming her teenage opponent with her power after a competitive start.

Fruhvirtova was not overawed and matched the second seed until 3-3 in the first set, when Sabalenka put together a run of seven games in a row.