""Yes, I do know [about it]," she told ESPN in an interview at Melbourne Park after winning her first-round match on Monday. "I'm trying not to think about it as we're different people, different players. I'm trying to keep my mind off of that.""
""Sometimes I could get really crazy," she said. "Like, eating the same thing, waking up at the same time, doing everything at the same time. But then in Adelaide, on purpose, I broke the routine just to see what would happen. And nothing bad happened. So after that, I'm just not going to spend my time doing that kind of stuff.""
Mirra Andreeva won the Adelaide title and advanced to the Australian Open third round with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over former world No. 3 Maria Sakkari. Andreeva previously followed strict pre-match routines and superstitions but deliberately broke a routine in Adelaide and experienced no negative consequences, prompting her to abandon such rituals. After a season that included two WTA 1000 titles and Grand Slam quarterfinals, Andreeva is seeded No. 8 and could face Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals. Improved emotional control and resilience have helped her handle growing expectations and recover from setbacks.
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