Rome, 12 Nov. (LaPresse) – Mirra Andreeva has secured her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells by defeating former world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 in Group 2 in just 62 minutes. It was a superb performance from the 19-year-old Russian, who managed to turn the match around from 4-1 down in the first set with an impressive run of form: Andreeva won 11 games in a row and finished the match by winning 45 of the last 55 points. The Russian thus becomes the youngest player to reach the semi-finals at the WTA Finals since Caroline Wozniacki, who achieved the feat in 2009. Since the current round-robin system was introduced in 2003, Andreeva is the fifth teenager to reach the semi-finals, following Sharapova, Ivanovic, Wozniacki and Gauff.
Tennis: WTA Finals, Andreeva through to the semi-finals, Sabalenka defeated in two sets
Rome, 12 Nov. (LaPresse) – Mirra Andreeva has secured her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells by defeating former world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 in Group 2 in just 62 minutes. It was a superb performance from the 19-year-old Russian, who managed to turn the match around from 4-1 down in the first set with an impressive run of form: Andreeva won 11 games in a row and finished the match by winning 45 of the last 55 points. The Russian thus becomes the youngest player to reach the semi-finals at the WTA Finals since Caroline Wozniacki, who achieved the feat in 2009. Since the current round-robin system was introduced in 2003, Andreeva is the fifth teenager to reach the semi-finals, following Sharapova, Ivanovic, Wozniacki and Gauff.