Tennis World USA: Mirra Andreeva intends to change sports citizenship to French
It became known about the intention of 16-year-old Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva to change sports citizenship. It is reported by Tennis World USA.
According to the publication, the athlete wants to compete under the French flag. Andreeva lives and trains in France, at the academy in Cannes.
On July 10, Andreeva lost to American Madison Keys in the 1/8 final match of Wimbledon 2023. The meeting ended with the score 6:3, 6:7 (4:7), 2:6. Earlier, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev called the results of the 16-year-old athlete exceptional. “It’s one thing to play good tennis, it’s another thing to consistently win matches,” he said.
On June 5, another Russian tennis player Varvara Gracheva changed her sports citizenship to French. At that time, she had already lived in the country for five years.
Source: Lenta
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