Erika Andreeva defeated her higher-ranked youthful sister Mirra within the first skilled assembly between the 2 gifted siblings to achieve the final 16 on the Wuhan Open.
The Russian pair turned the primary sisters to play one another in a WTA essential draw match since Serena Williams defeated older sister Venus on the High Seed Open in Kentucky in August 2020.
Erika, 20, claimed a 6-3 6-1 win over 17-year-old Mirra and can now play Italian world quantity six Jasmine Paolini for a quarter-final place.
Mirra, the sixteenth seed, mentioned previous to the assembly that she and Erika had agreed to separate the prize cash from the second spherical contest, regardless of the consequence.
French Open semi-finalist Mirra turned the youngest participant to be ranked within the prime 20 since 2006 final week, courtesy of her run to the quarter-finals on the China Open in Beijing.
However, regardless of being favorite in opposition to Erika, who’s ranked seventieth on this planet, Mirra appropriately predicted going through her sister could be “a nightmare”.
Erika is but to progress past the second spherical in 5 Grand Slam appearances however, a fortunate loser entry in the principle attract Wuhan, she rose to the event in opposition to her youthful sibling.
Already apprehensive concerning the “anxious” prospect of going through an opponent who is aware of her recreation inside out, Mirra claimed the primary break of serve and led 3-1.
However Erika responded emphatically by clinching three successive breaks amid a five-game streak to take the opening set.
Erika, a junior French Open runner-up in 2021, prolonged that unanswered run of video games to eight as she took cost with a 3-0 lead within the second set, earlier than incomes one other break on her option to finishing a commanding victory together with her third match level.