Andreeva has been earmarked for greatness since she won 2025 Indian Wells at only 17 years old. It hasn't been entirely smooth since then — such as when she lost to local hero and wild card Loïs Boisson in last year's Roland-Garros quarterfinals — but she entered this tournament with more clay season points than anyone (though with no titles).

The German replicates a scenario unseen since Mats Wilander's 1988 title run: facing only debutants from the fourth round to the final Alexander Zverev is at the center of an extremely rare statistical fact in recent Grand Slam history.