Mirra Andreeva began her 2026 Roland Garros campaign by defeating home favourite Fiona Ferro on Sunday.
Andreeva, who was expecting a partisan crowd, defeated Ferro 6-3, 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
The Russian, 18, will play Emiliana Arango or world number 175 Marina Bassols Ribera in the French Open second round.
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Andreeva is now a contender for major titles; she is most certainly one of the favourites in Paris following her strong clay-court campaign in Europe.
Andreeva is undoubtedly a generational talent, as demonstrated by her latest feat in the French capital.
Mirra Andreeva has won 12 French Open main-draw matches
As per statisticians OptaAce, this century, only Coco Gauff and Kim Clijsters have claimed more Women’s Singles main draw wins at Roland Garros as a teenager than Mirra Andreeva.
Andreeva has now won 12 Women’s Singles main-draw matches at Roland Garros, one more than Maria Sharapova did while a teenager.
Andreeva has tied Ana Ivanovic, who also won 12 matches while a teenager.
Clijsters is second on the list. The four-time major champion won 14 French Open matches while a teenager.
Coco Gauff leads all players: the American star won 15 main draw matches before turning 20 in 2024.
Andreeva, 18, would overtake Gauff’s total at this year’s Roland Garros event, should she reach at least the semi-final stage.
Andreeva reached the quarter-finals of last year’s event, before losing to French underdog Lois Boisson.
Maria Sharapova’s French Open triumphs
Sharapova won her fourth major title at the 2012 French Open.
The Russian made her debut appearance in the Parisian final after defeating Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-3 in the last four.
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In the final, Sharapova defeated Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2.
A year later, Sharapova found herself back in the Roland Garros final.
On this occasion, she was defeated by Serena Williams, 4-6, 4-6.
In 2014, Sharapova qualified for her third consecutive Roland Garros final.
Sharapova claimed her fifth and final Grand Slam title with victory over Simona Halep, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
“It’s such an emotional victory for me in my career,” Sharapova told reporters after the match. “You know, I have been in many Grand Slam finals, and every one feels very different.
“I feel like as I get older I appreciate those situations so much more.
“When it’s over, after it being such an emotional match, everything just kind of lets go. You just realise you won another Grand Slam, and Roland Garros at that.”
Sharapova made her final French Open appearance in 2018, losing to Garbine Muguruza in the quarter-finals.
