Anyone who suggests Generation Z lacks respect for the past hasn’t met Mirra Andreeva.
A rising star on the WTA Tour, the 17-year-old Russian doesn’t shy away from admiring the greats of tennis, in particular Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis.
As role models in the game go, it’s hard to beat a pair of former world number ones.
Graf won 22 major singles titles, including four Australian Opens, and completed the Golden Slam in 1988.
