Russian for the first time since 2016 reached the semifinals of the WTA Final tournament

Mirra Andreeva became the first Russian woman in ten years who managed to overcome the group stage of the Women's Tennis Association Final Tournament (WTA) in singles.

The 19-year-old tennis player secured a trip to the semifinals after the victory over Arina Sobolenko (6: 4, 6: 0). Earlier in the opening match, the first racket of Russia beat Ukrainian Elina Svitolina with the same score (6: 4, 6: 0), becoming the first in the history of the tournament, who managed to win on a set “dry” in both starting meetings.

The semifinal stage of the WTA Final Singles Tournament was previously reached by Russian women Anna Kournikova (2000), Elena Dementieva (2000, 2008), Anastasia Myskina (2004), Maria Sharapova (2004–2007, 2012, 2015), Anna Chakvetadze (2007), Vera Zvonareva (2008, 2010, 2011) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (2016). The group stage in the format of the tournament appeared only in 2003.

Andreeva is also the youngest semi-finalist in 17 years. The last time such an achievement was achieved by Caroline Wozniacki in 2009 - then the Dane reached the 1/2 finals, but withdrew from the match against Venus Williams due to injury.

For Mirra, this is the debut in singles at the Final Tournament. Last season, she already performed in doubles with Diana Schneider, but then the Russian duo lost all three meetings in the group stage.

The final tournament, the prize fund of which is $ 10 million, will end on November 15.