Andreeva puts the tennis world on notice

Andreeva is one of only three women under 18 to have beaten the world No.1 and No.2 in the same tournament. The other two? Serena Williams and Steffi Graf.

Mirra Andreeva likes to carry a little notebook with her to court. It contains handwritten notes on the opponents the 17-year-old has faced, and she often flips through it during mid-match changeovers (TV cameras snooped in to capture a page headlined, “INDIAN WELLS Rybakina”).

Mirra Andreeva poses with the Indian Wells championship trophy. (Reuters)

Over the years, as the annals of women’s tennis turn chapters on generational prodigies, Andreeva’s name will stand out in the current era. As the youngest champion of the prestigious Indian Wells tournament since Serena Williams