You have to focus on the good moments," Dementieva analyzes Andreeva's dip in form
Mirra Andreeva is going through a rough patch at the end of the 2025 season. The Russian has only won 5 matches since Wimbledon. On the Hardcourt podcast, Elena Dementieva analyzed this dip in form while also putting things in perspective.
She states: "As a principle, I don't want to discuss Mirra's performance in Wuhan. I simply don't want to rub salt in the wound. Everyone who saw the match will understand.
I think it makes sense now to talk about how things got to this point. Because, you see, the season starts in Australia. Mirra is in great form and delivers a very honorable performance. You can see she prepared well.
Then come two brilliant victories at the Dubai and Indian Wells tournaments. And then, something happens in her game. At every tournament, I feel like she's well prepared and ready to go very far, all the way to the final, to win.
But that's not the case. As for the changes I've noticed in her game, I don't know what they're related to. Maybe it's due to the growing hype around her, which keeps increasing, or maybe she played against high-level players like Sabalenka, Anisimova and Coco Gauff, who were hitting hard.
And she wanted to hit hard too. And against lower-level players, with lower rankings, significantly lower, when she started keeping the ball in play, it was a bit fleeting, you can see it. It happened with Boisson at Roland-Garros, it happened with Tauson at the US Open, at the major tournaments, and now it's happening at these Asian Series: she always gave players time to warm up.
She just lacks a bit of patience. It's maybe this feeling of missed opportunities, because I think I wasn't the only one who saw it: she could have won, beaten this one and that one, and it snowballed.
And then she hit a rough patch, which unfortunately happened to her at the Wuhan tournament. But I don't think it's that serious. She just needs to analyze the situation. She has a good team.
Her coach, Conchita Martinez, is very experienced. She has her parents' support. Her mother is always with her. And then, she has her sister. She's better than any psychologist.
She knows how to listen and advise. She feels the same way. So, I think the most important thing is to focus on the positive. The season is excellent. She's young, she doesn't have any serious injuries.
She's competing and she has every chance to reach the WTA Finals. Now it's about staying calm and focusing on the good moments, which have been many this year.
