Fun Fact: Literally every player in Wimbledon is a former 16 y/o.
Edit: Should’ve clarified the main draw. Obviously the juniors are going to have kids under 17.
Edit 2: yep. Major whoosh. Downvote to oblivion. I deserve it.
Can't remember after which tournament, during on court post match interview, Andreeva was asked what's the difference compared to 1 year before (something along the line), and she said she's now 16 (compared to 15 last year). So even she is now 17, everyone mentioned her as former 16 years old Andreeva
Gotcha. Yeah I even remember seeing that interview. I appreciate it. I keep r/tennis unsubbed when the tournaments aren’t in the US just because I like to watch on a delay and don’t want spoilers. Thanks.
Maria Sharapova's age the day she won Wimbledon:
17 years, 2 months, 14 days
Mirra Andreeva's age on this year's Wimbledon final:
17 years, 2 months, 14 days
Honestly she went from tennis player straight into her cool, single professional aunt era.
that's the lady that necks half a bottle of red and get's you the most expensive present at the family birthday she comes to with her significantly younger new boyfriend
She has a child with her fiancé Alexander Gilkes. Are you saying “single” as in you have to be married to not be single or is being engaged with a child enough to qualify someone as not single?
It's so simple, I'm not sure why people don't get it. The phrase is: former ... 16yo-Andreeva and not former-16yo ... Andreeva.
We're all former-16yo's, but there's only one former ... 16yo-Mirra-Andreeva.
What could possibly be confusing about that 😂😂😂
People not understanding the sub joke is so hilarious, but I'll explain it just for you. When Mirra was 16 the commentators would *constantly* refer to her as '16 year old Mirra Andreeva,' as if the 16 year old bit was part of her name. Now she no longer goes by that famous title we still pay homage to it lol
Erica was never referred to like that, being older when she reached the main tour
Fun fact: Sharapova is a former 16 y/o as well
Source?
A fortune cookie that came with my Chinese food order yesterday.
Honestly this is fake news. Check your facts before posting.
That really hurt my feelings
Former 16 y/o who won Wimbledon
Fun Fact: Literally every player in Wimbledon is a former 16 y/o. Edit: Should’ve clarified the main draw. Obviously the juniors are going to have kids under 17. Edit 2: yep. Major whoosh. Downvote to oblivion. I deserve it.
Not Hannah Klugman (if you count the qualifiers).
Not the boys and girls of the 14 and under draw.
|————- JOKE————| | | ___| you |———->>
Yep. Sure did.
I have to downvote because you’re close to -100 and I want to see it get there
Yeah I don’t blame you. I deserved that. Major whoosh moment. I’m leaving it though.
you know why you got downvoted right? not throwing shade, just curious if you know the ex-16 y.o. joke
…not really.
Can't remember after which tournament, during on court post match interview, Andreeva was asked what's the difference compared to 1 year before (something along the line), and she said she's now 16 (compared to 15 last year). So even she is now 17, everyone mentioned her as former 16 years old Andreeva
Gotcha. Yeah I even remember seeing that interview. I appreciate it. I keep r/tennis unsubbed when the tournaments aren’t in the US just because I like to watch on a delay and don’t want spoilers. Thanks.
Wooosh
Marry me
Wrong
Sorry :(
Maria Sharapova's age the day she won Wimbledon: 17 years, 2 months, 14 days Mirra Andreeva's age on this year's Wimbledon final: 17 years, 2 months, 14 days
Makes me feel old as it honestly doesn't seem that long ago where I was watching the '04 final on TV...
Black and white TV?
Radio and imagination
No, but it was definitely on a larger CRT TV, the kind where you threw out your back if you tried to move them.
Don’t need to worry about this one now
Cursed comment
aged like milk
Wait what, she lost? I just knew she won the first set 6-1, I had no chance to watch Tennis today, that's crazy.
Let's just hope Andreeva doesn't keep using Russian doctors in the future too
She would get taller
She would be a baller
Maybe you should call her
and give her a rabbit in a hat with a bat... IT'S CALLED A RACQUET (or racket if you're a wrong 'un)
It’s written
👀👀👀
that would be insane
Masha hexed her huh 😭 she said only one child prodigy on my watch!
Still a stunning win over Serena when you watch it again. Didn’t just dominate the final but did so with the steeliness of someone twice her age.
And she paid the price for it over the next 15 years
Serena is 5 years older.
Was Serena injured before or during that match?
Not injured, complacent. She lost a few finals through complacency and her opponents had nothing to lose but just went for it.
Oh wow! Now I kinda want her to win.
She's out of the competition already xD
two former 16 year olds 🥰
Sharapova still looking like an Amazonian goddess
Honestly she went from tennis player straight into her cool, single professional aunt era. that's the lady that necks half a bottle of red and get's you the most expensive present at the family birthday she comes to with her significantly younger new boyfriend
She has a child with her fiancé Alexander Gilkes. Are you saying “single” as in you have to be married to not be single or is being engaged with a child enough to qualify someone as not single?
It’s a meme, batman
Oh, sorry. I have a life.
I love the fit it's very Wimbledon chic
Her outfit gives me Subway employee vibes
Sandwich *Artiste*
a fashionable sunday employee
Feels very Nature Park / Park Ranger
Indeed with the green lanyard especially
I agree, she’s a beautiful woman and she looks frumpy in this photo
frumpy reminds me of Kelly Clarkson
As a former 16 year old myself I can say this is a powerful image
There are dozens of us!
I remember when i, too, was a former 16 year old.
Most people over the age of 16 are former 16 year olds. Most.
Maria is still so gorgeous.
"Still"? She's in her mid-30s.
Maria is still so gorgeous for a woman of such advanced age
That's wild, she's only 4 years older than me and it feels like I was still a baby when she first came on the scene.
37 is late 30s but I get your point lol
tbf it’s also closer to 35 than 40
That’s cope
Damn, she used to be 16 years old, and now she's geriatric.
.. and then she lost 😩😩
Masha so stunning.
looks like a mom and her daughter at disneyland
The background makes it look like they're inside a giant petri dish
what the fuck does this title mean
It is very straightforward, no?
former sperm cell would have been more appropriate
and former egg cell
I watched the 2006 US open final with Maria and Henin over the weekend. Maria was a beauty at age 19.
Adorable ☺️
Mirra Andreeva meets former teen Grand Slam champion.
MaSha aging like fine wine! Gorgeous!
Maria constantly serving ✨
That’s the stupidest way to Describe someone over ever seen. Maybe call Her Former Toddler… or a Former 9 year old.
It's so simple, I'm not sure why people don't get it. The phrase is: former ... 16yo-Andreeva and not former-16yo ... Andreeva. We're all former-16yo's, but there's only one former ... 16yo-Mirra-Andreeva. What could possibly be confusing about that 😂😂😂
Well her older sister also played this year. So there’s multiple former 16yo-Andreeva options.
People not understanding the sub joke is so hilarious, but I'll explain it just for you. When Mirra was 16 the commentators would *constantly* refer to her as '16 year old Mirra Andreeva,' as if the 16 year old bit was part of her name. Now she no longer goes by that famous title we still pay homage to it lol Erica was never referred to like that, being older when she reached the main tour
Something about Andreeva is very unlikable.
Former 16 year old ffs, please tell me the title is bait lmao
Former Wimbledon 2024 contender
i think i am the rare few who dislikes her. she screams, snobbish, bitchy on court, and dopes.
But she is very hardworking, dedicated, and pretty
caillou looking MF
Thats adreeva
Former 16 year old? This is the dumbest title. We are all former 16 year olds you twat