Mirra Andreeva shares her thoughts on Iga Swiatek ahead of their Stuttgart meeting

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Mirra Andreeva progressed to the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open after a straight-sets win over American Alycia Parks.

After beating defending champion Jelena Ostapenko in round one, the 17-year-old got past Parks 7-6, 6-3 to set up a last-eight clash against world No.1 Iga Swiatek.

Andreeva has won two of their three meetings so far, though all have come on hard courts.

Swiatek is adjusting to life under new coach Francisco Roig after splitting with Wim Fissette and looked sharp in her opening match in Stuttgart.

Looking ahead to their fourth meeting, Andreeva said she was looking forward to facing the top seed again.

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How Mirra Andreeva plans to tackle Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart

When asked about her approach for their first meeting on clay, Andreeva said: “Yeah, I don’t know. I will just try to talk with Conchita (Martinez).

“I will try to come up with a good plan. Obviously, she’s a great player, but I’ll just approach this match as every other match that I’ve had before.

“Obviously she’s had a good history on clay, so I’m just very curious to see how it’s gonna go.

“This is clay indoors, so it’s still a little bit different, but yeah, I’m kind of excited to see how this match will go on a clay court for the first time.”

Mirra Andreeva reflects on her progression as a player

Andreeva, still just 18 years of age, won the last battle with Swiatek at the Indian Wells Open in 2025.

“At some moments I was still playing on the tournaments for the first time, and, you know, was just kind of still trying to have fun and be excited, and yay, how cool it is.