Mirra Andreeva beats Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to roll into WTA Finals semis
Mirra Andreeva defeated Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to advance to the WTA Finals semifinals. Andreeva dominated the match after an early deficit, continuing her strong performance in the tournament.
Why it matters
The victory marks a significant career milestone for the 19-year-old Andreeva and shifts the competitive landscape of the year-end tennis tournament.
Ottawa's Dabrowski and Stefani moved to 2-0 at the year-end tennis tournament.
They defeated Belgium's Elise Mertens and China's Shuai Zhang on Monday in their opener.
The duo had three aces but seven double faults while converting on four of their 13 break-point chances on Wednesday.
Guo and Mladenovic went without an ace and had three double faults along with breaking on five of their 11 chances.
However, Dabrowski and Stefani had just 21 unforced errors to Guo and Mladenovic's 36.
Mirra Andreeva won her WTA Finals round-robin group in emphatic fashion on Wednesday, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0.
The No. 3 seed trailed Sabalenka 1-4 in the opening set but won 20 of the next 23 points and rode that momentum to become the Group 2 winner in 62 minutes.
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