US EditionAndreeva becomes youngest WTA 1000 winner in Dubai - Nigeria News Update
- Mirra Andreeva, a 17-year-old from Russia, won the Dubai Championships by defeating Clara Tauson 7-6 , 6-1.
- This victory marks Andreeva's first title and will place her in the top 10 of the rankings next week.
- Andreeva is the first 17-year-old to reach the top 10 since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007.
- She is also the youngest player to defeat three major champions at a single event, surpassing a record set by Maria Sharapova.
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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…
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…
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