Alina Korneeva defeated Mirra Andreeva in an all-Russian final in Melbourne Korneeva won the title at the first attempt at a junior Grand Slam. © Darrian Traynor / Getty Images Russia’s Alina Korneeva became the latest junior Grand Slam champion from her homeland with a hard-fought victory over compatriot Mirra Andreeva in the girls’ singles final of the Australian Open on Saturday. Ninth seed Korneeva got the better of her seventh-seeded rival, becoming the first Russian youngster to win the girls’ junior title in Melbourne since Elizaveta Kulichkova in 2014. Other past Russian winners of the title include two-time champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who has since gone on to have a successful professional career and reach a Grand Slam final at the French Open in 2021. Korneeva said of her success, as quoted by the WTA website. We have a new teen queen 👸15-year-old Alina Korneeva outlasts Andreeva 6-7(2) 6-4 7-5 to take the girls' singles title 🏆@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023pic.twitter.com/zjxydfJZRq said Korneeva. "A picture of agony and ecstasy." 🫂#AusOpen • #AO2023pic.twitter.com/RFUQpgGIhV
