Andreeva becomes youngest WTA 1000 winner in Dubai - Nigeria News Update

Andreeva becomes youngest WTA 1000 winner in Dubai - Nigeria News Update

Mirra Andreeva makes history by becoming the youngest player to claim a WTA 1000 title after winning the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Teenager Andreeva crowned youngest WTA 1000 champion in Dubai

Andreeva beat three Grand Slam champions – Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, Iga Swiatek of Poland and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan - to reach the final."I'd set a goal for myself to be in top 10 by the end of the year. Now it's the end of February and I've already made it, so this is something incredible for me," Andreeva said. "I'm just super happy with the way I was playing today. I was very nervous. I think you could see it during t…

Teen phenom makes history with Dubai trimph

17-year-old Mirra Andreeva became the youngest ever WTA 1000 winner, defeating Clara Tauson in straight sets.

At the age of 17 and 299 days, the Russian Mirra Andreeva was the youngest winner of a WTA 1000 tournament to date on Saturday in Dubai. The number 14 tennis world rankings won against Dane Clara Tauson 7:6(1),6:1. However, this category was only introduced in 2009.Martina Hingis, for example, won the Players Championships in Key Biscayne (Miami) at the age of 16 and 6 months – a tournament that would probably have had a 1000th status at that ti…

Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva wins title in Dubai

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (1), 6-1 in the Dubai Championships on Saturday to earn the biggest title of her career. The victory will earn Andreeva her debut in the top 10 of the rankings next week — the first 17-year-old to achieve that since Nicole Vaidisova…

Andreeva, 17, makes WTA history with help from LeBron and Federer

DUBAI - Inspired by LeBron James and Roger Federer, Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva wrapped up a fairytale week in Dubai by becoming the youngest ever WTA 1000 champion with victory over Clara Tauson on Saturday.