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Andreeva earns first WTA Finals win and practices after beating Svitolina
Mirra Andreeva beat Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-0 at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, California, earning her first win at the event.
The 19-year-old Russian saved all six break points she faced and won 85 per cent of points on her first serve.
She chose to practise immediately after the match, saying it was the first time she had started an extra session on her own initiative.
Andreeva said she wanted to reinforce her feel for serving, which had earned her many points during the match.
The win extended her season total to 14 sets won 6-0, six more than the next-best players named in the source.
She is the seventh teenager to win a WTA Finals match since the round-robin format began in 2003.
Andreeva is due to face Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday, and will also play Karolina Muchova later in the week.
Mirra Andreeva beat seventh seed Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-0 to earn her first WTA Finals victory.
The 19-year-old Russian won 85 per cent of her first-serve points and saved all six of Svitolina’s break-point opportunities.
After the match, Andreeva chose to practise and serve more, saying the decision was her initiative for the first time.
She is due to play Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova later in the week.
- Who
- Mirra Andreeva beat Elina Svitolina.
- What
- Andreeva earned her first WTA Finals win, then practised after the match.
- When
- Monday evening. The article was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- Indian Wells, California.
- Why
- Andreeva said she served more after the match to secure a good feeling.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Andreeva beat Svitolina 6-4, 6-0 at the WTA Finals.
Andreeva went to practise and served more.
- Result
- Andreeva beat Svitolina 6-4, 6-0
- Venue
- Indian Wells, California
- First-serve points won
- 85 per cent
- Break points saved
- All six
- Next opponents
- Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova
What people are saying
You will not believe it, but for the very first time in my life it was my initiative
That’s why I went on court [after the match] and served even more, to secure the good feeling.