Mirra Andreeva moved into the fourth round at Roland Garros on Friday, beating Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour, 35 minutes and keeping her run in Paris alive for a third straight year. The No. 8 seed turned a tight start into a clean finish, adding another straight-sets win to a season that has already become one of the most productive on the women’s tour.
The victory was Andreeva’s tour-leading 32nd of the season and her 18th on clay. It also extended her WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz mark against Bouzkova to 5-0, with all five matches ending in straight sets. For a player who reached the semifinals in Paris in 2024, this was the kind of result that keeps her positioned deep in a draw that has already been shaken by early exits.
Roland Garros has not been a forgiving place this week. Fourteen women’s seeds failed to make the third round, and the latest name to go out was former runner-up Karolina Muchova, who fell to Jil Teichmann, 6-1, 7-5. That loss mattered beyond the scoreline because Muchova had entered the match with an 11-0 record against players ranked outside the top 50, and Teichmann was No. 170 in the world.
Teichmann’s run has its own edge. She returned to the tour in April after time away from competition since September last year, is playing only her seventh tournament since that comeback and reached the fourth round in Paris for the second time in her career. She secured the ninth top-10 victory of her career against Muchova after rallying from 1-5 down in the second set, and she will now face Andreeva next.
For Andreeva, the matchup sets up a second act against a player who has already outlasted a seeded opponent in a field that has been unusually open. The numbers say she is in control of her side of the draw. The next round will show whether the teenager can keep that same grip when the opposition arrives with nothing to lose.
