Mirra Andreeva made her mark on the WTA Tour in 2025 by winning back-to-back Masters titles in Dubai and Indian Wells.
The teenager’s performances across the year helped her reach the top five of the rankings, although she suffered a major slump in form during the second half of the year.
Daniil Medvedev predicted Andreeva’s resurgence and she started 2026 with a flourish by lifting the Adelaide International.
Ahead of her appearance at the Australian Open, Andreeva has shared what she’s been working on in Melbourne.
Mirra Andreeva reveals pre-season training plans ahead of the Australian Open
Andreeva’s poor form at the backend of the season meant she narrowly missed out on the WTA Finals as Elena Rybakina snuck into the last remaining place.
This caused Andreeva to go back to the drawing board and re-work on her tactics with her coach, Conchita Martinez.
Speaking at her Australian Open press conference, she said: “Before starting the pre-season me and Conchita, we talked and we touched based on a couple of things that we want to improve, that we want to work on.
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“And, yeah, we just had like a quick sit-down just to talk what I feel I have to improve, what she feels I have to improve, and then after that we just started to practice.
“It was a long and a good pre-season, but, yeah, I think that it was, from what I have been seeing the last couple of days, it was not bad.
“It was working. Both. I think both because if you only work on tennis but not on your mind, then it’s not really going to work. So you have to balance between these things.”
Andreeva faces a tough task at the Australian Open, with a first-round match against former Wimbledon semi-finalist Donna Vekic.
Should she win that, she’ll have to face former world number 3 Maria Sakkari, who has started the season strongly.
Mirra Andreeva explains where she was going wrong at the end of 2025
Andreeva’s season derailed on the WTA Tour’s Asian swing, which saw her win just two matches in three tournaments.
The teenager has analysed those matches to see where she went wrong, especially in comparison to her start of the 2026 season.
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“There is a huge difference I can say to what I was doing on the court then, on those Chinese tournaments, the Chinese swing, and how I played and how I am on the court even yesterday,” she said.
“There was also a lot of talking done during the off-season, a lot of work that we put in the off-season tennis-wise and mental-wise as well.
“I feel like we are two different people if we compare me and me now and me in October. But I just hope that I will be able to keep this kind of mindset for as long as I can because now I feel like, with the win especially, I feel more and more confident in what I do on the court.
“Obviously, when you feel confident you go for your shots more, you are more brave on the court. So I just hope that I’ll be able to stay in this mindset for a long period of time.”
Andreeva could be lined up for a quarter-final clash with Coco Gauff at the Australian Open, if she navigates her section successfully.
