DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (1), 6-1 within the Dubai Championships on Saturday to earn the largest title of her profession.
The victory will earn Andreeva her debut within the prime 10 of the rankings subsequent week — the primary 17-year-old to realize that since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007.
It caps fairly every week for Andreeva, who additionally had wins over 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, five-time main champion Iga Swiatek and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to turn into the youngest participant to defeat three main champions at a single occasion since Maria Sharapova on the 2004 WTA Finals. She additionally turned the youngest participant to achieve the ultimate of a WTA 1000 occasion.
Andreeva’s solely different title was the Iasi Open in Romania final 12 months.