Andreeva will be the first Russian in the top 3 rankings since Sharapova
Thanks to reaching the final of the “thousanders” in Beijing, Mirra Andreeva will become the third racket of the world for the first time in her career
Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva thanks to her successful performance at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing for the first time in her career will rise to the third place in the world ranking.
19-year-old Russian on Saturday in the semifinals in Beijing beat Czech Nikola Bartunkova (6: 2, 6: 2). In the decisive match, Andreeva’s opponent will be Chinese Zheng Qinwen or Belgian Elise Mertens.
Andreeva is fifth in the world ranking, on account of her six WTA titles. In the live version of the WTA rating, the Russian has risen to third place, ahead of American Corey Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
Andreeva will become the first Russian tennis player in the top 3 of the WTA rankings since Maria Sharapova, who last was in the top three in October 2015.
The tournament in Beijing with a prize pool of $ 9.415 million will last until October 11. It belongs to the WTA 1000 category, only the Grand Slam tournaments and the Final tournament are more prestigious.
