Andreeva extends her clay run at Roland Garros
The 18-year-old Russian keeps winning while an unexpected Swiss surge removes another top seed from her path.
The opening week at Roland Garros has produced 16 men’s seeds and 14 women’s seeds eliminated before the third round. No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva avoided that fate and reached the fourth round for the third straight year. Her 6-4, 6-2 win over Marie Bouzkova took one hour and 35 minutes and lifted her season total to 32 match wins, the most on tour.
Andreeva dictates with inside-out patterns
Andreeva opened service games with wide serves that pulled Bouzkova wide, then stepped in to fire inside-out forehands deep into open space. The 18-year-old Russian improved her head-to-head record to 5-0, every victory in straight sets. Bouzkova managed only four break points and converted none, extending her run of 11 straight losses to top-10 opponents.
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Becoming the youngest woman to reach the round of 16 at Roland Garros in three consecutive seasons since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 added another layer to her preparation. She now rehearses one-two combinations in practice that turn neutral rallies into short points before opponents settle. Her 18 clay wins this season reflect repeated work on that transition.
Teichmann rallies to claim ninth top-10 win
Jil Teichmann, now ranked No. 170, trailed Karolina Muchova 1-5 in the second set yet flattened her backhand slice to keep the ball low on the slower dirt. The Swiss player mixed occasional inside-in forehands that caught Muchova leaning the wrong way and completed a 6-1, 7-5 victory in one hour and 52 minutes. Muchova had entered with an 11-0 record against players outside the top 50.
Teichmann returned in April after months away and already reached a semifinal in Rabat last week. Three Swiss women reached the third round this year, the first time Switzerland has placed three women that far at a Grand Slam in the Open era. #RolandGarros
Next match tests slice against topspin
Andreeva will next face Teichmann, a left-hander whose slice can disrupt timing on clay. The Russian will likely vary slice backhands to break rhythm while protecting her own heavy topspin on the forehand wing. May 29, 2026
Both players understand that a single lapse can erase gains built across an entire season. Andreeva’s task is to maintain the tempo that produced her tour-leading 18 clay wins without letting external expectations alter her shot selection. Forward planning now centers on conserving energy for longer rallies while staying present in each point.
