CNN —Mirra Andreeva, tennis’ new teenage sensation, shocked Ons Jabeur in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. 6 seed and three-time grand slam finalist 6-0 6-2 for her first career top-10 victory as she continues to show why she’s tipped for the top of the sport. Afterwards, the 47th-ranked Russian was full of respect for Jabeur and detailed how she has become a personal inspiration of hers. Andreeva added that she saw Jabeur as an idol because of “the way she’s on the court and off the court. It is the third time she has reached the third round of a grand slam having done so at the French Open and Wimbledon last year.

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Persons: Mirra, ”, Andreeva, Rod Laver, Jabeur, Tracey Nearmy, Jelena Dokic, Martina Hingis, Alina Korneeva, “, It’s, Diane Parry, Kamilla Rakhimova Organizations: CNN, Russian, Wimbledon, Tunisian, Andreeva, Australian, Women’s Tennis Association