Follow live coverage of day nine at the 2024 French Open
Welcome back to the French Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament.
On Day 9 of Roland Garros 2024, a very young rising star made the next step in her career, a fan proved a lucky charm, and the tournament made its night session intentions clear.
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A first Grand Slam quarterfinal for a player whose ascension is when, not if
Mirra Andreeva, the 17-year-old rising star from Russia, is getting closer and closer to the puppy her mother, Raisa, promised her if she broke into the top 20 this year.
That said, with all due respect to Raisa, she probably should have negotiated a Grand Slam clause into the deal. Mirra, who is now up to No. 30 in the live rankings, blasted her way into the quarterfinals of the French Open on Monday, her deepest run to date during her charmed 14-month existence at the top level of women’s tennis.
Andreeva made the fourth round in Australia in January and at Wimbledon last year, but those were her main draw debuts at both events. This is her second start in the French Open, and she made the third round at the first attempt. The way her career has gone so far, it…
