Quote of the Day: Dubai champion Mirra Andreeva too young for champagne

DUBAI—Mirra Andreeva had a perfect day at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, winning her first WTA 1000 title and clinching her rise into the Top 10.

Well, almost perfect.

Just over two months away from her 18th birthday, the 17-year-old was unable to indulge in the traditional champagne toast that often accompanies a title run, something that was cheekily top of mind as the press conference got underway.

THE MODERATOR: History-making evening for you tonight, Mirra. Tell us how you're feeling.

MIRRA ANDREEVA: Yeah, of course it feels great. I've been dreaming of having a press conference with a trophy by my side, so finally it happened (smiling).

But I saw winners drinking a glass of champagne. It's a pity that I'm still 17. Soon I'm going to be turning 18, in the end of April. I hope that I will manage to win another tournament, and there I'm going to have my first glass of champagne in the press conference.

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Andreeva capped a phenomenal week in Dubai with a straight-sets victory over Clara Tauson to win her first WTA 1000 title.

Quite literally champagne problems for the soon-to-be world No. 9, who later joked she would celebrate with a glass of Coke Zero.

Still, the teenager’s presser took a sentimental turn when asked how she planned to spend the nearly $600,000 prize money.

“I don't even know what I want,” she said. “Now I think about it and I feel like I have everything I ever wanted. I won the tournament. I won it. I've already reached my goal that I've set for myself by the end of the year. My family is traveling with me. I have a great team. I don't know what else I need. I feel happy and I feel this is all I need.”