“I'm not going to do anything different”: Mirra Andreeva sticks to winning formula after Indian Wells triumph

Recent Indian Wells champion Mirra Andreeva evaluated her performance in the final, where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, and secured her second consecutive WTA 1000 title. Just weeks earlier, she had won the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

With both titles, the 17-year-old has risen to world No. 6 and extended her winning streak to 12 consecutive matches. Andreeva has quickly transitioned from a promising player for the future to one of the top performers on the Tour. She is currently third in the WTA Race, behind only Madison Keys and Sabalenka.

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Andreeva is undoubtedly starting to position herself as one of the favorites in upcoming tournaments. After two WTA 1000 titles, it wouldn't be far-fetched to expect her to pursue a Grand Slam title next. When asked in a press conference, Andreeva said she wouldn't change her approach for the upcoming tournaments, regardless of whether it’s a major tournament or not.

"I'm just going to do what I did before. For me, it wouldn't matter if it's a Grand Slam or if it's a 1000 or a 500. I'm going to do what I did," she said. "I'm going to stick to my routines. If it's working, then I'm just going to do what's working, and we're going to see if it works on a Slam or if it works on a 500 tournament."

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"For me, it will not depend on which tournament I play. I'm not going to do anything different. I'm just going to stick to what I have been doing before, and we're going to see if I’m going to succeed or not," she added.

The Russian sensation had previously commented that her favorite surface is clay, where she had achieved good results in past years, such as reaching the quarterfinals of the 2024 Madrid Open and the semifinals of the French Open, as well as winning her first WTA 250 title at the Iasi Open and the silver medal in doubles at the Olympic Games alongside Dian Shnaider, in a tournament also played on clay.

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However, her recent success on hard courts with two consecutive major titles now makes hard courts her most successful surface. Andreeva addressed the question of whether her recent success on hard courts changes which surface she considers her favorite.

“I can say that I have no idea what my favorite surface is. I like to play on clay, I like to play on hard, I like to play on grass. So I can say that all three of them are my favorites. I can say that I like them all,” the world No. 6 stated.

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