Beijing, Andreeva takes first place in the final

Mirra Andreeva (world number 5) reached the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, beating the Czech Nikola Bartunkova (n.34) with a doubles 6-2, in her first experience at this level.

Tomorrow the nineteen-year-old Russian will play for the title against the Belgian Elise Mertens (n. 19) or the Chinese Zheng Qinwen (n. 54), who will face each other later in the second semifinal.

Andreeva's qualification for her fourth WTA 1000 final - after the titles won in Dubai and Indian Wells in 2025 and the defeat in Madrid in 2026 - guarantees her to achieve the best placing in her career at the end of the tournament, rising to third place in the world rankings.

At 19, the Siberian is the youngest player to reach the final in Beijing since Hungary's Agnes Szavay, who won the title aged 18 in 2007.