Sixteen-year-old qualifier Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player since 2005 to reach the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/french-open-elena-rybakina-progresses-to-r3-defeats-linda-noskova-in-second-round-23289994" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">French Open</a> third round on Thursday and immediately set her sights on winning a record-shattering 25 Grand Slam titles.&nbsp;
Andreeva, ranked at 143 in the world and making her Grand Slam debut, eased to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Diane Parry of France.&nbsp;
The France-based Russian is the youngest player to make the last 32 since a 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva made the 2005 quarter-finals.&nbsp;
She is also just the seventh player under the age of 17 to make the third round in Paris in 30 years, a group that includes the likes of serial Slam champions Serena Williams and Martina Hingis.&nbsp;
<img title="Novak Djokovic " src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2023/jun/novak-orange_e.jpg" alt="Novak Djokovic " width="1280" height="720" />Novak Djokovic&nbsp;
&ldquo;My dream? I know that Djokovic did 22 Grand Slams so I want to go until 25, if it will be possible,&rdquo; said Andreeva who played the junior tournament in Paris last year.&nbsp;
However, should she reach that mark and surpass the majors collections of Djokovic and Rafael Nadal (22), Serena Williams (23) and all-time leader Margaret Court (24), she promised to stay grounded.&nbsp;
&ldquo;If I will be a little bit like a diva, my coach will say something to me for sure because he doesn&rsquo;t like those people,&rdquo; said Andreeva.&nbsp;
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<h2>&lsquo;I will just be myself&rsquo;</h2>
&ldquo;So I&rsquo;m sure I will get some words from him. I will just be me. I will just be myself, and I&rsquo;m sure if I will just do my thing, I will just, let&rsquo;s say, stay on the ground.&rdquo;&nbsp;
It has been a breakout tournament and year for the teenager. She has won five matches at Roland Garros without dropping a set while her record for 2023 stands at 22 wins and just two losses. Six of those wins have come against top-100 players.&nbsp;
The French Open is only her third tour-level main draw appearance. On the eve of Roland Garros, she went all the way to the last 16 in Madrid, beginning the event when she was still 15.&nbsp;
Andreeva recalls rubbing shoulders with Djokovic deep in the bowels of Court Suzanne Lenglen last year. &ldquo;He was going to the locker room and he was singing a song.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Djokovic, she admits, jostles with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for her affections. &ldquo;Roger, he was always my idol, my No. 1, but after Roland Garros 2022 when Rafa won it, in my head everything turned. Now Rafa and Roger, they&rsquo;re in the first place, but I don&rsquo;t want to offend Novak. So let&rsquo;s say they&rsquo;re three in first place.&rdquo;
<h2>Djokovic advances</h2>
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic brushed aside the furore surrounding his comments about clashes in Kosovo by easing into the third round on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over Marton Fucsovics.&nbsp;
Djokovic, who is chasing a men&rsquo;s record 23rd Grand Slam singles title at Roland Garros, came through a marathon first set against Hungarian Fucsovics before prevailing 7-6 (7/2), 6-0, 6-3 in the night session on Court Philippe Chatrier.
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