“I feel like it’s a very nice addition to the tournament, because that’s what kind of keeps me motivated, because I want to get more pins,” Andreeva said, pointing out her current collection to reporters.
“They said that I could get three different pins a day… I took all of them, everything that they had already. They give us one pin per match that you win, so this is the match number one, two, three, and now advance to the fourth round, so I got this one.
“I wear them proudly, and I hope that I can get more, more pins, and fill up my credential. Then we’ll see.”
Two years ago, on the very same court, Andreeva collected a Paris 2024 Olympics silver medal alongside Diana Shnaider in the women’s doubles.
“At the Olympics I didn’t live at the Olympic Village, so I was not able to exchange pins with other athletes, but the physios in the locker room also gave me some pins,” Andreeva explained.
