Mirra Andreeva oblivious to the fact she’d won after swatting aside Emma Navarro

The 18-year-old Russian was preparing for the next point, oblivious to the fact she had reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
Mirra Andreeva was so focused she did not realise she had won (John Walton/PA)

Mirra Andreeva was so focused she did not realise she had won (John Walton/PA)

Mirra Andreeva’s stunning Centre Court debut ended in bizarre fashion when she forgot the score and did not realise she had won the match.

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.

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