Mirra Andreeva Thrashes Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-0 to Reach WTA Finals Semifinals

Mirra Andreeva won 11 games in a row as she thrashed world number two Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday at Indian Wells to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Finals.

French Open champion Andreeva was 4-1 down in the opening set before producing superb tennis and taking advantage of an increasingly erratic performance from her opponent. The 19-year-old Russian delivered a statement victory over the four-time major singles winner in 62 minutes, according to WTA Tennis.

“I will be honest, I feel like Aryna did not have the best day,” Andreeva told Sky Sports. “I feel like I cannot really take all the credit today – I feel like that is not very fair in some ways.”

Sabalenka had taping on her knee, but the physical issue did not seem to hinder her during the group match. From holding a double-break lead in the first set, the Belarusian player won only a further 10 points as Andreeva dominated the baseline rallies with 16 winners and just six unforced errors.

Andreeva overcomes early deficit

Andreeva admitted she felt anger building inside her after dropping her serve with a double fault early in the match, according to WTA Tennis.

“I was angry,” Andreeva told reporters. “I was not very happy with how things went. Obviously she played well, I mean she hit a lot of winners. I was not happy with how I lost my serve with the double fault on break point.”

Sabalenka hit 23 unforced errors and failed to produce a single ace in the contest. The defeat leaves her needing a win in her final group match on Friday against Elina Svitolina to advance to the semi-finals alongside Andreeva.

Earlier on Monday, Sabalenka defeated Karolina Muchova 7-6 (2), 7-5 in 1 hour and 53 minutes. Svitolina later rallied from a set down to defeat Muchova on Wednesday.

“I was just trying to stay calm,” Sabalenka said of her earlier win. “She can come back at any time and you have to be focused from the beginning to the end.”

The winner of Friday’s match between Sabalenka and Svitolina will advance to the semi-finals.

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