Barking News: Mirra Andreeva celebrates 2025 season with brand new puppy

Mirra Andreeva welcomed a new member to the family this week, introducing fans to new dog Rassy after an 18-month odyssey and back-to-back breakthrough seasons.

“Our girl Rassy🥰🐾🦴🐶🤭” captioned Andreeva in a post on her official Instagram page.

The idea to add a furry friend to Andreeva’s entourage was first born out of a bet with mother Rasia, one that required the teenager to score a Top 20 debut. She held up her end of the bargain last fall by reaching the 2024 China Open quarterfinals, but held off on procuring a pet until she could find the perfect one.

“I'm thinking to get an ultra mini labradoodle,” she said back in March. “It's going to be a Labrador mixed with poodle, and it's ultra mini, so going to be even smaller than a mini version.

“It's going to take time until the dog that I want will be born. We wait for now.”

Andreeva went on to better her Top 20 season from 2024, peaking at No. 5 after winning back-to-back WTA 1000 titles at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and the BNP Paribas Open.

All the while, the 18-year-old was designing her perfect dog.

"I'm thinking to get a girl, because the girls are basically they're a bit smaller in the size, so it's gonna be easier to travel with a girl," she said.

"At first I wanted to get a boy, so I came up with a couple of names for a boy, but then we decided to get a girl," she added. "There are not many options, and I'm not even sure that the options I have are going to be the actual name. So, I cannot really name any. I will have to think about it!"

It looks like Andreeva got everything she wanted in Rassy, the two of them posing together for an adorable winter-themed photoshoot.

Rassy is poised to join an elite squad of WTA dogs that includes Anna Kalinskaya’s Bella and Marta Kostyuk’s Mander. Like her famous owner, Rassy has an open invitation to the Tennis Channel Desk in 2026.