Although the scoreboard may suggest it was a calm afternoon for Mirra Andreeva at Wimbledon (6-2, 6-3), the reality is that there was just one moment where the Russian lost focus in her match with Navarro. It happened towards the end of the match when she glanced into the stands and spotted Roger Federer. She humorously recounted this in the press conference minutes after securing her spot in the tournament's quarterfinals.
"Until the second set, I tried not to look at who was seated in the stands; I devoted all my attention to the court. But then, at 6-2 and serving for 5-1, I glanced at the Royal Box. In that moment, I thought, 'Oh no, why did I do that?'. Roger was very close, in the front rows, I think in the first one. He and his wife were the first people I saw. I kept telling myself, 'Why did I look over there?'. After that, I became super tense and nervous, although my opponent also created pressure by playing very well. But yes, in those two games, I made many more unforced errors. That's the price to pay for looking at the stands, so I'm happy to have overcome it and return to playing as I did at the beginning," shared Conchita Martínez's protégé.
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