Mera Andrea has burst onto the scene as a teenager and showed she belongs now she wants another chance to face Coco goof to see how far she has come Mera andreis still remembers vividly her emotions the first time she played at Arthur Ash Stadium she encountered another former teenage Protege turned US Open champion in the making in the form of Coco goof I felt like I was a little kid who got beat up by a grown-up woman she recalls that was my emotion after the match I mean there were a lot of moments a lot of games where it was Duce a lot of advantages for me as well I had a lot of opportunities as well but that day and that match I felt like it just wasn't meant to be for me Coco go shows immense class with behind the scenes Us open gesture to jovic Novak jokovic helped us open Talent who could threaten Carlos alarz and Jan nixer since that day Andrea has shown remarkable consistency to perform at the highest level despite her Tender Years still only 17 the Russian youngster based in can France has climbed from World number 63 to number 23 since last year's US Open she's been to a grand slam semi-final at the French Open had four wins against top 10 players and become the youngest player since golf to win a WTA tour level title when she won the Yash open in July it has left her arriving at Flushing Meadows wondering what would happen if the two met again over the coming forn night she hopes to get the chance to find out now I would say if I compared myself from that Daya now I'm also a bit more grownup a bit more I don't know if I can say bigger bit more aggressive and a bit stronger as well I feel the progress I feel the difference actually that would be nice if we could play against each other in this tournament just to see maybe where I've improved that would be exciting while she doesn't say it explicitly Andrea clearly believes a third Grand Slam meeting with goof would be a very different story that that's not to say she believes she would win but he has no problem underlining the areas in which she believes she has grown and improved as a player I think I started to play a bit more aggressive she says before I used to just stay on the Baseline until the last moment until my opponent dies there in defense and only then maybe I would step in a little bit into the court but now I feel like I don't feel pressure stepping in I'm not afraid to step in and maybe sometimes finish with a volley or step into the court and be more aggressive with that I'm a bit more confident as well on the court because I already know the way I will play I already know what I will feel in the pressure moments and how to deal with them it kind of gives me a little bit more I don't know if I can say experience but just it's a bit easier to understand my game and the way I will play at some different moments on the court aside from the physical and Technical growth there has been a lot of mental growth it's no surprise that there were challenges after being thrust so quickly into the Limelight I have felt a few times there were a few moments where I felt more pressure and more expectations and that was a bit hard for me she candidly admits I felt a lot of pressure then I was unhappy at that time but when I felt that pressure my team was around me we spoke with K Martinez Coach and former Wimbledon champion a lot about it she also shared some experiences and some advice from when she used to play that helped a lot and now I'm good despite the pressure on her own shoulders Mera felt more nervous the day before her opening game she was unable to watch aart from checking the score through her fingers as her elder sister Erica 20 won her first round match it was her first Grand Slam win before she was beaten by number seven seed chinin Jung on Wednesday don't forget like share subscribe my channel bubu dos news