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US Open star admits to having 'crush' on doubles partner
Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev booked their place in the US Open mixed doubles semi-finals on Tuesday night with two impressive wins, and the French Open champion then revealed that she’d had a childhood “crush” on the ATP No. 24.
TL;DR
- Mirra Andreeva confessed to having a childhood crush on her US Open mixed doubles partner, Andrey Rublev.
- Andreeva and Rublev won their quarter-final matches to reach the US Open mixed doubles semi-finals.
- Andreeva explained her crush was due to Rublev's hair and his reputation for being kind.
- Rublev, 28, playfully dismissed the crush as a phase of youthful 'stupid things'.
- The pair will face Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik in the semi-finals.