
Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva, 19, will rise to third place in the WTA world rankings for the first time in her career after reaching the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, where she crushed Czech Nikola Bartunkova 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-finals.
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Mirra Andreeva is a 19-year-old Russian tennis player who was previously ranked fifth in the WTA world rankings.
Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva (19 years old) will rise to third place in the WTA world rankings for the first time in her career after reaching the finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing. RBC Sport reports this.
In the semi-finals, the Russian defeated Czech Nikola Bartunkova with a score of 6:2, 6:2. The match lasted just over an hour.
In the decisive match of the tournament, Andreeva’s opponent will be Chinese Zheng Qingwen or Belgian Elise Mertens. Before the tournament in Beijing, the Russian occupied fifth place in the ranking.
Reaching the finals allowed Andreeva to beat Americans Jessica Pegula and Corey Gauff. Only Belarusian Arina Sabalenka and Kazakh Elena Rybakina remain ahead of the Russians.
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