5 facts about tennis player Mirra Andreeva 1. Her mother, a tennis fan, introduced both her and her older sister Erika to the sport. 2. Mirra’s junior coach, Kirill Kryukov, noted that his protégé had “a tennis brain” and an excellent feel for the ball. 3. A string of victories in WTA tournaments earned her the nickname ‘Maria Sharapova on Steroids’. At age 16, she reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon and was named ‘Rookie of the Year’. 4. At the 2024 #Paris Olympics