🎾 WTA Madrid R2: Mirra Andreeva vs Marie Bouzkova

🎾 WTA Madrid R2: Mirra Andreeva vs Marie Bouzkova

🧠 Form & Context

Marie Bouzkova
🇨🇿 Steady but unthreatening: Snapped a four-match losing streak with a gritty 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win over Renata Zarazua, but her vulnerabilities were exposed—she was broken four times and struggled with rhythm.
📉 Slow start to 2025: Early exits in Adelaide, Doha, and Miami have kept her from finding any real traction.
📍 Madrid history: Reached the fourth round in 2022 and made two R3 appearances—familiar with the conditions, but rarely dominant.
🔁 Defensive player: Wins with consistency and variety, but lacks the weapons to dictate in altitude-based power exchanges.

Mirra Andreeva
🇷🇺 Teen titan: The 17-year-old continues to surge in 2025 with WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wells, plus five top-10 wins already this year.
🔥 Madrid specialist: QF in 2024 and R4 in 2023—an incredible track record for someone so young.
🎯 Complete toolkit: Brilliant rally tolerance, excellent feel, high IQ, and evolving offensive arsenal—she adapts on the fly and thrives on Madrid’s quicker red clay.
📈 Unfazed under pressure: Mentally mature beyond her years—handled Bouzkova comfortably in their 2024 Australian Open clash.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is a battle between Bouzkova’s consistency and Andreeva’s all-court intelligence. Bouzkova relies on her movement and patience but lacks the firepower to trouble Andreeva on Madrid clay, especially at altitude. The Czech may extend rallies, but she’ll struggle to win them consistently unless Andreeva dips in form.

Andreeva has already beaten Bouzkova this season and has only become sharper since then. The fast conditions in Madrid amplify her aggressive baseline play and help her flatten out winners off both wings. If she maintains her composure, this should be a clean, composed performance.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Mirra Andreeva in straight sets
Expect Bouzkova to hang in early but get overpowered in key moments. Andreeva should control the tempo, dictate play, and extend her Madrid magic another round.