Mirra Andreeva Battles Early Wake-Up to Reach Second Round at French Open

18-year-old Russian sensation Mirra Andreeva admitted she’s not a morning person after winning her first-round match at the 2025 French Open despite an early start, defeating Cristina Bucsa in straight sets.

Mirra Andreeva Battles Early Wake-Up to Reach Second Round at French Open

‘I Don’t Like to Wake Up Early’ – But Andreeva Still Advances
Published: 27 May 2025

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva made a winning start to her French Open campaign on Tuesday morning — but admitted she wasn’t thrilled about the early alarm.

Playing her first Grand Slam as a top-10 seed, the 18-year-old overcame a slow start and a double-break deficit to defeat Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-4 6-3 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

“Honestly, it was very difficult,” said Andreeva after the match. “I’m not really happy because I don’t like to wake up early.”

Scheduled first on court at 11:00 local time, Andreeva detailed her tightly packed morning routine:
“I had to wake up at 6:40 and then I had 35 minutes to pack my bags and do everything. Then 25 minutes for breakfast, 30 minutes to get here, 11 minutes in the locker room, then warm-up, and straight on court. It is very well planned.”

Despite her dislike for early starts, Andreeva showed poise on the court — bouncing back from early trouble and delivering a controlled performance in her first outing since reaching the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year.

She now advances to face Dutch qualifier Suzan Lamens in the second round.

Her comments echoed those of fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev, who has often criticized early match scheduling and jokingly suggested he might "boycott" morning matches. Unlike Andreeva, Medvedev lost his Tuesday morning match in five sets to Britain’s Cameron Norrie.

Elsewhere at Roland Garros on Tuesday:

• Ons Jabeur, a two-time Wimbledon finalist, suffered a surprising 7-6(7-4) 6-0 loss to Poland’s Magdalena Frech.

• Jessica Pegula, the third seed from the United States, comfortably advanced 6-2 6-4 against Anca Todoni of Romania.

• Victoria Azarenka, a two-time major winner, needed just 48 minutes to deliver a 6-0 6-0 "double bagel" win over Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer.

• Marketa Vondrousova, the reigning Wimbledon champion from the Czech Republic, defeated Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-4 6-4.

• In a major upset, Czech 14th seed Karolina Muchova, runner-up here in 2023, fell 6-3 2-6 6-1 to American Alycia Parks.