Mirra Andreeva Reaches China Open Final with Her 50th Match Win of Season
- On October 10, Mirra Andreeva reached the China Open final in Beijing, defeating Nikola Bartunkova 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals to advance to the championship match.
- The French Open champion outplayed the 34th-ranked Czech during their 74-minute match, hitting 27 winners while dominating play. "I wanted to play aggressive today," the 19-year-old Russian said.
- With this 50th match win of the season, Andreeva tied Jessica Pegula for the most victories on the WTA tour, according to the organization's records.
- The 19-year-old will face either Zheng Qinwen or Belgium's Elise Mertens for the China Open title on Sunday in the championship match.
- Currently ranked five in the world, the Russian is set to move up two spots in next week's rankings following her successful Beijing run.
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Mira Andreeva qualified for the final of the China Open tournament in Beijing after a convincing victory over the Czech Nikola Bartunkova with 6:2, 6:2. The semifinal lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. The number 4 seed Andreeva recorded her 50th victory of the season and tied Jessica Pegula at the top of this indicator on the women's tour. The victory will climb the Russian to a career-high third place in the world rankings from next week. The data …
Beijing, 10 Oct (EFE).- The Russian Mirra Andreeva (n.5) highlighted this Saturday, after reaching the final of the Chinese Open, the ability of her coach, the Spanish former tennis player Conchita Martínez, to strengthen her confidence and correct the aspects of her game that still needs to be improved. "She does a great job by telling me the right thing in the [...] The Andreeva entry puts an end to Bartunkova's surprise and reaches the Beijin…
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Russian teenager Andreeva breezes into China Open final
"I wanted to play aggressive today," said the 19-year-old Russian, ranked five in the world. Andreeva raced into a 4-0 lead in the first set in Beijing as 34th-ranked Bartunkova double-faulted twice before giving away the fourth game. The 20-year-old Czech made 20 unforced errors across the 74-minute match and was outplayed by the French Open champion, who sent down 27 winners. Bartunkova saved the first match point but Andreeva triumphed on the…
The 19-year-old Russian dominated Czech Nikola Bartunkova in two sets (6-2, 6-2).
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