Mirra Andreeva vs. Ashlyn Krueger Full Match | 2024 US Open Round 2

6 foot I mean she she definitely has the weapon she's Mike Joyce is is her coach he's very familiar with the bigger hitters well there's some big hitting right off the bat serve plus one 15 look and that's the ability that she has she can take the racket out of her opponent's hand in finishing these points very quickly and just not allow Mir Andrea to to play that's that's definitely her goal out here [Music] 3 first meeting between the two so this will be the first time that Andre is seeing the Krueger serve [Applause] 4 love you can just already hear the sound of of the ball off the Ashlin Krueger racket just sounds so big so heavy and a hold to love for the 20-year-old American here on grand stand capacity just over 8,000 there's some standing room available should this court fill up and I S would suggest that if Krueger starts making a run people are going to see it and that American's doing well against a seated player and you might see some more butts and seats out there on grand stand well you got to get hydrated first and get get some get some food get some honey Deuces I mean that's right there there's there's still some priorities there's plenty of tennis left after 1:30 in the p.m. here in New York I walked on to the ground shortly before 11:00 a.m. and there was already a line for the Moa champagne oh that's a great way to start you in line I know I was simply walking past the line coming to work Coco All Pro over here that's my story and I'm sticking to it I believe you Koko her results at such a young age suggest that Mira Andrea is special what is it about her game or about her necessarily that makes her special well I I think that she possesses a game where she can change up the paces change up the looks for a lot of these players so that that makes a lot of these these women uncomfortable there she and she's still developing and and there's there's plenty more that that she can do and and add some power add some Pace but something that you can't teach is Court awareness of of anticipation of just seeing the court and how to make your opponents uncomfortable and that's the intangible that she already possesses full Lu I think as as she gets older we'll we'll definitely see her be able to inject a bit more strength into her game at just 17 years old you're you're still developing physically it's actually going to be interesting to see at 5'9 at 17 if she actually grows even all right both players perfect on serve to start the feeling out process here on grand stand Ashlin Krueger was 0 for six in major main draw matches before her first round match this year so she just picked up her first win in a major 15 Lu Krueger's already proved herself to be a pretty good doubles player as well won the title in Charleston this year with Sloan Stevens and even before that she won the girls 18s doubles and singles which gave her wild cards into both the singles and doubles events at the US Open that was back in 2022 so 2021 pardon [Music] me such a prestigious event to win the 18s Nationals it's it's definitely something that us Americans we we look forward to and we know what's on on the line the US Open wild card to do it in in both events it's just building her game that is a confident start for Ashlin Krueger all holds as we change in two games to one the americ leads two games to one [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] 15 you can already see in these early stages is that Ashlin Krueger is somewhat taking the racket out of Mira Andrea's hand she's not able to really move Ashlin around too early just how long can ashin keep the ball in play is is the question so far so good love [Applause] 30 cuz Andrea needs some time to be able to construct points to to build herself into these rallies and it's it's going to be Ashlin Krueger's job all day to not let Mera get into any rallies not get Andrea to be able to move her around make her uncomfortable and off balance [Applause] 154 first break point opportunities now for Ashlin Krueger and there's a break for 3-1 Ashlin Krueger out to a flying start on Grand and now is about the time you probably want to download the US Open app if you haven't yet you can track your favorite player score stats and watch match highlights you can get player news and new this year you can get live 3D views of all the singles matches it's available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store 15 well that was an angry looking second serve like just hit it as hard as I can into the middle of the net from Andre a little frustration maybe she she definitely has a a bit of sassiness to her I remember distinctly during the girls her her Mom leaving her box she was just kept complaining to the box and and finally her mom just got up and said I'm out of here so still still some growing pains for Andrea and with her results you forget that she's 17 years old and not that even deep into 17 at this point oh py there good point construction from miror Andrea just unable to execute at the end getting Ashlin Krueger on the move quickly changing directions on the forehand to down the line into the Krueger backand that's the first point kers lost on serve in this match so far had won her first 11 points on Ser concern perhaps from kto Martinez you'd never know K Krueger and Krueger holds and maintains the lead on grand stand [Music] [Music] yes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] time just 12 minutes in Mera Andrea the 21 Seas is under pressure serving at 1 14 down a break to American Ashlin Krueger who's only dropped one point on serve Andrea's got to figure out a way to get into some points here cooka we have talked about how Mira's got some great Court sense I imagine she's going to try to make some adjustments what might you suggest you try well first things first let's hold serve and keep within touching distance you don't want to get down a double break but for when she's returning she needs to give herself a bit of a step back give herself a little bit of [Applause] time and yes Ash's going to to be able to hit shots like that and you kind of have to just allow her to because there's no no defense to a good shot like that you did nothing wrong in that point but if you give yourself a little bit more time a little bit more space behind the Baseline you'll be able to manage the power 3 it's funny on the point before I was thinking man she did the right thing she looped one high to ashlin's backand and it figures like she could and she just stepped up and cracked a winter down the line yeah and you just say too good okay you know we let's let's keep in a good thought process let's keep problem solving out here maybe instead of throwing one up high you go low to her make make Ashlin get down low on a slice or or something like [Music] that 30 [Applause] the first things hurts I would get out of these backand to backand exchanges it is Andrea's better Wing but Ashlin is just hitting the ball way too solid right now to to go pick on that that corner and that snowball just keeps rolling downhill asy Krueger extends her lead to 51 in the first over Mir Andrea way better start than her first round match goodness me she lost six love in her first set in the main draw here before coming back to win she's going to try to hand Andrea a bread stick here on grandstand this is a big moment for Ashlin Krueger as as young as as Mera Andrea is ashlin's just 20 years old and it is a very crowded landscape for highend American women on the WTA tour right now ahead of Ashlin Krueger in the rankings Coco goof Jessica Pula Danielle Collins Emma Navaro Madison Keys Payton Sterns I'll finish after this point Taylor Townsen Caroline dahah Amanda Ana simova sopia Kennan Katie volets and then you have Ashlin Krueger and she's only ranked 59 in the world Listen the American women have always been stacked out there deep deep deep talent pool just finally the American men are catching up it's true it's true best concentration of American men in the top 20 in like 30 years that's well done from unra 15 it's just all about gaining these the experience for Ashlin [Music] Krueger staying within herself you're up the double break let's not start thinking ahead and and every Young American that's gone through this situation getting having the potential to take down a the high seed playing on grand stand for your first time it's you can definitely get ahead of yourself in these moments oh 1 14 well now a break chance for Andrea to get one of the breaks back maybe start to feel like kruer can miss a little bit cuz this is the first game where she's come down out of that tree it's got to be nice to have that kind of first Ser gets yourself out of a little bit of trouble still it's still a shot that I think she could get better for sure she she does have the pace to it but she doesn't get good good enough placement in my opinion on it that is well done and now Ashlin Krueger has a [Applause] pointr good hustle Point here just maybe should have approached to the forehand Wing but you got to cover your line that's that's tennis 101 right there second sir 20 minutes that's all it tooky old from Dallas Texas to take the first set from the again right there that just what what can you do to stop her from from hitting a winner at will try to change the pace you brought her forward a little bit then you threw the ball up high but that's just Landing right in the Wheelhouse for Ashlin Krueger one thing we haven't seen on gra do yet is try to prod to the forehand side and make Krueger move or forehand side everything's going towards the backhand Wing yeah it's it's because Andrea wants to get into the backhand the backhand rallies because that is her stronger side but it's only helping Ashlin Krueger so as a player you almost have to go against your own grain to just try and problem solve out here I Played Madison Keys one time and and I love going for with most players but there's a time and a place of okay she's just better at it than I am today so I got to go play into her backend which I wasn't as comfortable with because I didn't like the ball off of her backend as as much but sometimes when you just can't touch the ball anymore they're hitting winners by you you have to change it up as if things couldn't get any worse from Andre gets called for a football and in steps all over her second serve that second serve has just been eaten alive it's not like she's serving at a at a bad percentage right now that first set was 64% so it's that's not terrible 304 and that's Ace number three for the match for Mir Andrea but she's still facing a break point here in the opening game of set number two krer my goodness this match is flying by at the speed of because Krueger's playing lights out tennis up a set and a break on the 21 seat Mir Andrea for what an incredible display from the 20-year-old American Ashlin Krueger she's only dropped one game toir Andrea through the first set in a game serves with a break now up one love [Applause] by the way have you noticed how tight the Nets are here this year I they're usually tied at the US Open there is Michael Joyce coach of Ash Krueger by 15 Michael Joyce was with Maria sharova for a long time as as well as Jess Pula in the early stages both big hitters he's got another one now 1530 certainly have an upset alert on Grand standand raylor Coco goof on the call as 20-year-old Ashlin Krueger of the United States fresh off for first ever win in a main draw and a major in round one is steamrolling the 21 seed Mira Andrea 61 in the first up a break serving at one love 1530 in the second this is actually the first pressure she's felt on her serve all match and besides the one break point when she was serving for the set the Kruger's really just taken the racket out of Andrea's hand for most of this match completely completely and and and that's a ability that Ashlin Krueger has and Mir Andrea has has tried to throw Krueger off of her Rhythm throwing High balls but hasn't phased Ashlin one little bit and here's the second break chance of the match Premier Andrea trying to level this set at one game a piece this been one of the the first points in this whole match that Andrea has been able to move Ashlin Krueger off the middle of the Court Dame Andrea and perhaps momentum is Shifting just a bit as Andrea breaks for one all that was a forand that Krueger did not miss in the first set no no she she she probably even finished the point sooner in the first set in in two three shots it's K Martinez the coach of Mira Andrea of course the Hall of Famer in her own right his mirror waits for people to come in we have new new rules allowing fans to move at a brisker pace in and out of places here at the US Open takes a little while for the players to get used to that too seeing all that movement yeah we're we're creatures of habit at the end of the day it's it's it's definitely something new and I I I appreciate it allowing fans to to come in when whenever you pay enough money to get these tickets you might as well see every single point the players will get used to it give them a couple rounds second serve has been a big problem for Mir Andrea in fact she's only won one point on second serve in this entire match Krueger's taking control from that second serve return all the way around Andre just hasn't done a good enough job of of handling the pace of Krueger she's got to get lower on her legs I I would prefer to see that than her backing up to handle the pace just because when she's throwing that ball up ashlin's just taking the step into the court and and hitting winners at will 154 Carolina mova would have hit that behind her back I saw that that was pretty sick that was pretty sick it was similar play right like overran it and flicked lob and the win of the point the football yeah it'll be a second serve so the footfall supersedes the let because it happened before she struck the ball well it seems like Andrea does not agree with the call back you can you can ask for replays replay ain't going to do anything about the way Ashley Krueger is hitting the ball right now get that break right back for a set 21 [Music] [Music] t [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] time [Applause] it has been quite the display from 20-year-old Ashlin Krueger up a set and 2-1 serving to the 21 seed Mir Andrea while Andrea burst onto the scene in 2023 starting in April where she just won matches and didn't stop been different for Ashlin Kruger she was a terrific Junior player and kind of made each step along the way and the lower levels of the game where she finds herself here now in this place she is up for the moment oh she is it's it's based off that stat that that you read earlier I believe you said it was six six main draw losses in a row and in her first six appearances and and it's it's all about the progression for Ashlin Krueger of getting used to these situations getting used to the court out here and and being on the main stage 3 15 45 and now points to consolidate this break of serve and take a 3-1 lead in the second for ash Krueger 14 30 oh and that return Clips the line yes maybe put a pin in that moment right there kind of a half shank winner from Andrea a return that would have given Krueger a 3-1 lead here in the third oh more balls directed into that forehand Wing producing the air I believe I overheard K Martinez telling Andrea let me hear your feet get the footwork get engaged this match is an [Applause] over also Andrea has to start slowing this match down I always used to live by this adage of win fast lose slow cuz you never know when somebody's going to Blink out there oh I love that actually and the longer you keep Ashlin Krueger out there maybe at some point she'll realize the the moment and just kind of falter [Applause] ohre and who knows maybe we are witnessing that moment right now a break chance for Andrea to level this second set at two games all [Applause] Andrea and that is well done for Mir Andrea two very difficult second serve and it's two all and usopen.org is your online home for Point bypo live scoring highlights realtime stats and draws you can visit the official tournament site at usopen.org 18 [Applause] left a lot of positive selft talk here from Andrea too trying to get herself fired up and get back into this thing [Applause] 15 there just not not enough movement on that second serve it's just right in the Wheelhouse for Ashlin Krueger 15 because ashleen Krueger is is being so effective in the Mir Andrea service games is forcing Andrea to feel like she has to hit so big from the word go causing a lot of unforced [Applause] Errors cuz that's that's not in her nature for Andrea to try and hit a winner and and First Strike type of tenance that's that's more of the Ashlin Krueger game style just forcing the issue a little bit too quickly for Andrea this set has been all breaks of serve and now an opportunity for a third break for Ashlin Krueger here in the second [Applause] set another break of serve W second serve no good Andre won one point this entire match on second serve 0 for eight this set [Music] [Music] we [Music] [Music] [Applause] time so Ashlin Krueger will step to the line trying to be the first person to to hold serve in this set five straight breaks Krueger has the scoreboard Advantage here up a set and leading three games to two over the 21 seed on grandstand love 15 [Applause] fourth double fall to the match for Krueger now that's the first outward signs of frustration that we've really seen from Mir Andrea and understandably I she she definitely has not felt like this in in a very long time I'm sure of just having no ability to to work her way into this match you can just see the stret all over her face now in this game 1 15 again just just too good there's nothing wrong with that return had good depth on it Ashlin held her ground good drive in the legs it just can't catch up to it too big of a shot and just sheer power inside out of the forehand forcing the error and now points for 42 for Ashlin Krueger the way you got to handle poers you got to get low with your legs you absorb power with your legs more so you with your stroke [Music] Krueger and our first hold of the second set lifts Ashlin Krueger to a 4-2 lead after the first set second set [Applause] the third footfall call in this set and Andrea frustration is starting to boil over love 15 well I'll tell you in a crowded sea of top us women's tennis players it's hard to make a name for yourself Ashlin Krueger might be doing that right now at the 2024 US Open it's a tough feeling as as a player for love the Andrea it it's it's to feel like you are powerless in these moments cuz Ashlin Krueger has hardly put a foot wrong and just really is is bulldozing through this match loveful team [Applause] 154 1 [Applause] 14 if Ashlin can get up a double break here that's that's pretty much game set match you got to feel like for andreen you can start to see the emotion on Andrea's face Andrea makes a first serve and Krueger Paints the Baseline with a return they'll change and the 20-year-old Dallas will serve for the biggest win of her life on Grand St [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] C [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] time [Music] [Applause] 20-year-old Ashlin Krueger had never won a match at a major event before her first round win after dropping the first set six love a couple of days ago up 6-1 5-2 serving for the third round of the US Open 15 he that's got to be one of the the longest rally of of the match but it just hasn't happened many times where Andrea has been able to get a a rally over four shots that's just a testament to how well Ashlin Krueger is striking the ball not so much that Andrea playing poorly 153 the only wobble we saw from Ashlin Krueger in the first set was when she tried to serve it out and she ended up serving it out here she is at 1530 trying to serve out the match [Applause] 304 [Applause] oh [Applause] Kan Andrea that little bit of blinking that's why you have the insurance break five games two three second half third break of this set for Andrea she has not been able to hold serve in this set and she'll need to to stay in it and I'll reiterate she hasn't won a point on second serve this set and she's only won one point on second serve all match long it's just a crazy stat right there she broke the trend she won a point on second serve Andrea first one of the set [Applause] there kker hasn't necessarily felt real pressure maybe in this match if Andrea holds that might be it full love oh [Applause] 405 wait please fixing the dampener that's what it looks like this thing can be a little finicky sometimes I was not a dampener player so I like to hear hear the noise a bit clearer let this up respect don't know how you do [Laughter] it Andrea Andrea holds and things tighten up in the second set on grand stand ashy Krueger seres for the match for a second time after they change ends [Music] [Music] feel [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] now as Krueger's got some impressive wins this year Don of Becket in Cincinnati Lea Fernandez in Toronto she's got four wins over top 25 players this year alone so it's not Uncharted Territory but this right here is Uncharted never been to the second round of a major let alone a third before today Ashlin Krueger 20 years of age from Dallas Texas serving for the match against Mira Andre with a 21 seed it's so huge to to win the first point it's it's very underrated and not talked about enough when you are serving for a big moment whether it's the first set or for a match winning that first point just calms you down so much [Applause] left it's all about just staying within yourself here don't get too hyped this is what I love about a New York crowd they know the moment that the big moment the big occasion that Ashlin Krueger is about to achieve 4 T5 [Music] [Applause] red white and blue bandanas going let oh she's ready to walk forward to the nut and shake hands after that [Music] serve 61 64 one and four over the 21 seed miror Andrea and the 20 old American for the first time in her career is into the third round of the US Open coola has a cucumber taking out the number one 21 seed and I think it's hitting her now I think she just