‘If I won then so can she’ – the Wimbledon champion nurturing Andreeva

One is a chatty 18-year-old who is rumored to be a future Grand Slam champion.

The other is a 53-year-old, direct-talking former Wimbledon champion who has also coached a top player to victory.

Mirra Andreeva and her coach Conchita Martinez are working together to achieve success as a double act, which they hope will help the Russian teenager win the SW19 title as well.

Andreeva, who plays American 10th seed Emma Navarro in the last 16 on Monday, told BBC Sport, “Bringing in Conchita has definitely helped me improve.”

She is a former champion at Wimbledon and is a help. She gives me a lot of her knowledge and guidance.

Martinez is well aware of what success at the All England Club entails, as well as knowing what Andreeva, the seven-time world number, is going through.

Mirra is a very special player who is both extremely complete and improvable in every way. Spaniard Martinez, who memorably won the title in 1994, said, “I think she has a lot to learn.”

Andreeva, who is the seventh seeded at Wimbledon, has calmly slipped past the clutches of many top players who have struggled.

The teenager’s tenacity, athleticism, and eagerness make her one of the best grass defensemen, but her serve and attacking intent have both improved from previous games.

The only other player with a ranking higher than Andreeva, besides Iga Swiatek, who is also a five-time major champion, lurks in the other half.

According to Martinez, who is also a Wimbledon-winning coach and helped Garbine Muguruza win the 2017 title, “It took me many tries to get my game to feel more comfortable on grass.”

But I believe Mirra can win if she thinks about things and keeps an open mind when he misses.

Martinez has appeared to play a variety of roles, including tennis coach, friend, and parent. Is that an accurate assessment?

Martinez shook her head and said, “No, no, no.”

“I’m her coach,” she says, “is the only way to go.” Are you friends? Yes. Our relationship is excellent.

“But I’m the one changing things and getting her to improve on the tennis court.”

She has me over her entire career. I’m in charge of finding everything that will improve her game.

It is currently paying off.

Since breaking into the world of tennis when she was just 15 years old at the Madrid Open, where her talent and fearlessness caught Andy Murray’s attention, Andreeva has been touted as a future Grand Slam champion. She was born in Siberia and trained in France.

Martinez says Andreeva was a star in the making from the moment she began working with her last year.

Under Martinez, she has made some notable progress.

She has already won two WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wells this year, helping her to reach a career-high sixth in the world. This is the lowest group of events below majors.

The way Andreeva and Martinez handle each other is allowing the player to succeed despite the generational divide.

Andreeva expresses her love for Martinez by making people sing “Happy Birthday” to her coach in her post-game interviews.

However, it is obvious from the conversations with the other woman that business is foremost.

“We can laugh if I have to be hard on the court or when I’m not in court,” he said.

Even though I’m much older, she is very funny, and I think I am as well. I’ve been brought out as a child.

Because I’m not a serious figure, I believe she enjoys doing that. After that, we return to work so I can laugh.

The relationship ends when one person exhibits excessive behavior toward the other and starts to dislike me.

Andreeva frequently throws tantrums at the court, and some of her behavior, including swinging away balls at the crowd, even comes close to being offensive.

She had a tender age when she fought off Lois Boisson at home in the French Open quarter-final last month.

There is a time when I let my emotions out of every game I’ve played. Andreeva, who works with a sports psychologist to improve her mentality, said, “I think it helps me.”

However, I believe I can find a different method for letting them out. I’m not sure, maybe scream, but I’m not going to throw a racquet.

Andreeva is not in danger of losing the fire in her belly, according to Martinez, who claims being overly negative will have an impact on her game.

She said, “You can get angry; it’s not like you should always be perfect on the court.”