New York is electric, and yet at 18 Mirra Andreeva’s day-to-day feels almost ordinary: practice, treatment, and takeout in a quiet hotel room; a clinical cadence bookended by small comforts. Still, that routine sits alongside the memory of her last month’s Centre Court debut, the roar, and the surreal encounter with her idol that still feels unreal.

In an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports, Andreeva – already among the world’s top five and arriving at her third US Open — mapped out the practical ledger behind the headlines: a life sped-up where milestones meant for college years are replaced by travel schedules, press obligations and a calendar built around tournaments. The rapid climb has closed off some ordinary rites of passage, she said, but it has also clarified priorities: r

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