Mirra Andreeva, qualified in the finals, discovered her talisman at Roland Garros: “That's why I won”

Semifinalist last year in Paris, Mirra Andreeva For now, he continues his path to the high phases of the Grand Slam tournament for both simple and double. She qualified in the finals after the victory in one hour and 18 minutes in front of Yulia Putitseva.

The teenager dominated the confrontation, which she ended with 27 of winning blows to those 15 of the opponent, committing only 18 unforced errors in comparison with 23how many Kazakha's gathered.

Moreover, Mirra came 20 times to the net, showing variety and versatility in her game. At the end of the match, in the interview on the field by Marion Bartoli, the Wimbledon 2013 champion, the Russian revealed what helped her to win the match so clearly.

Mirra Andreeva and the colorful object that brought her luck

He brought with her a flower of multicolored paper, with jammed edges. “When I entered the field, the girl who accompanied me left my bench. I think he was like a talisman, of course I kept it. Now he doesn't look as beautiful anymore, because of the rain, but I'll keep it, I'm lucky. I don't know where the little girl is now, thank you very much, I think for this reason I won today”, Concluded Andreeva, showing again the flower that had a written message.

Mirra's New Lucky Charm 😊#Rolandgaros pic.twitter.com/jhdxrjzcwk

-Roland-Garros (@rolandgaros) May 31, 2025

The next opponent of the Dubai champion and Indian Wells 2025 will meet for a place in the quarterfinals on Daria Kasatkina (28 years old, 17th WTA), which represents Australia from the end of March. This leads in the direct duel, 1-0, a match won in the Ningbo 2024 final, on the hard.

“I already trained with her once here. I think we work together at every tournament“, Mirra said in the press conference.”It will be a training match, for sure, because we know each other very well. Yes, it will be fun and also quite tight. We'll see“She added.

She was also asked about the qualities of interviewers of Daria, who has a vlog, what a vlog, together with her partner, Natalia Zabiiako. “I think he can improve,” Andreeva joked. “No, honestly, it seems important to me that he finds the right time to ask questions. I also took the room from Rome and started asking, and some were eating, others were on the phone, so I felt a little embarrassed,” Mirra laughed.

“She and Natasha have a great list of questions, they do a very good job. It's funny and interesting,” Andreeva concluded.

Mirra Andreeva and the temptation to eat sweets

Mirra Andreeva in action at Roland Garros 2025 Photo: Guliver/Gettyimages

Trained by Conchita Martinez, the Russian player who has residence in France was asked about how strict his performance athlete diet is.

“I try, but sometimes there are days when it is harder; there are days when it seems super easy. I try to eat healthy, I try not to eat junk food, not to go fast food, not to eat many sweets,” she said.

Then he continued: “Sometimes there are days when I feel I have to eat something sweet because otherwise I will not work well! I am not very strict with me, but I try to set these little limits to say “no” and eat very healthy”.