Wta newcomer

French Open: Rising teenager Mirra Andreeva clinched a spot in the Roland Garros third round for the second straight year after beating former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a late-night stunner.

The 17-year-old Andreeva successfully completed the third-round lineup with a 2-hour and 31-minute victory over No.19 seed Azarenka. The match ended just after 1 am local time in Paris (4:30 am IST).

Andreeva, last season's WTA Newcomer of the Year, has already collected five Top 25 wins this season, including in half of her last six matches -- she also beat Marketa Vondrousova and Jasmine Paolini in Madrid a month ago, WTA reports.