Mirra Andreeva advances to quarter-finals at Wimbledon
The Russian teenager became the youngest woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 18 years by breezing through round four with a rapid 6-2 6-3 win over world number 10 Emma Navarro.
But an unaware Andreeva was so focused on her performance that she lined up to face another Navarro serve, rather than celebrate converting match point.
With her American opponent waiting at the net to shake hands, the 18-year-old briefly looked bemused before jogging in from the baseline, to the amusement of spectators.
"I kept telling myself I'm not the one who is up on the score, I am the one who is down," she said after setting up a meeting with Belinda Bencic with victory in 75 minutes.
"That helped me to stay focused and in the end I completely forgot the score.
"I'm happy that I did it because I think I would have been three times more nervous on a match point."
Aside from the humorous mix-up, Andreeva suffered no hiccups as she emphatically stayed on course to emulate coach Conchita Martinez – the 1994 Wimbledon champion.
She blitzed Navarro to clinch the opening set in just 33 minutes and, despite being broken twice in the second, was not unduly troubled.
Aged 18 years and 75 days, Andreeva is exactly the same age as Czech player Nicole Vaidisova was when she progressed to the last eight in 2007.
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Earlier, Bencic blew five match points on her own serve before bouncing back to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.
The 2021 Olympic champion also saved three break points in a captivating ninth game of the second set against Ekaterina Alexandrov a.
Russian 18th seed Alexandrova eventually broke to prolong the Court One contest but Bencic responded immediately to progress 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
Bencic's best run in SW19 comes after she missed last year's championships due to the birth of daughter Bella in April 2024.
Five-time grand slam champion Iga Swiatek cruised through to her second Wimbledon quarter-final.
The Polish world number four began with successive double faults before defeating Danish 23rd seed Clara Tauson 6-4 6-1.
Russian world number 19 Liudmila Samsonova awaits Swiatek after she beat unseeded 22-year-old Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-5 7-5.
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