Teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva continued her superb form as she downed world number one Aryna Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells Open. (More Tennis News)
Andreeva, who won her maiden WTA 1000 title in Doha last month, rallied from a set down to defeat top seed Sabalenka 2-6 6-4 6-3 on Sunday.
Having defeated Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals, the 17-year-old is the youngest player in the last 40 years to defeat the world number one and two in a single WTA event.
Andreeva went into her first Indian Wells final with a poor record against Sabalenka, with her only win over the Belarusian across five previous meetings coming in the last eight at Roland-Garros last year.
That poor run looked set to continue when Sabalenka breezed into the lead in just 36 minutes, but Andreeva showed exceptional powers of resilience.
The Russian snapped a streak of 0-18 on break points against Sabalenka in 2025 to finally claim a much-needed break early in the second set, and she then held off significant pressure to maintain her lead and take a first set against Sabalenka on a hard court.
Andreeva did not look back from there, swiftly claiming a double-break to lead 3-1 in the decider.바카라 웹사이트
A brilliant service game teed up the chance for Andreeva to win it on Sabalenka's serve, and that she did, converting her first championship point with a crisp forehand winner.
Data Debrief: The real deal
Andreeva will move into the WTA's top 10 in the coming week, and after claiming her third career title, she is well worthy of her place at the top table.
She is the third-youngest Indian Wells champion, after Martina Hingis in 1998 and Serena Williams in 1999.바카라 웹사이트
We have to go all the way back to Tracy Austin at the 1979 US Open to find a player who beat the WTA's top two at the same WTA 1000/Tier One바카라 웹사이트or grand slam event at a younger age than Andreeva.
Across the past 40 years, Andreeva is the third-youngest player to come from a set down to beat the reigning WTA world number one.
