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Andreeva says she is eager to face Sabalenka at WTA Finals
Mirra Andreeva is looking forward to facing Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals, the season-ending tennis tournament.
Andreeva said she is curious to see how both players have changed since their last meeting.
They are drawn in the same group, alongside Karolina Muchova and Elina Svitolina.
Andreeva and Sabalenka last met in the 2025 Indian Wells final, where Andreeva won in three sets.
Sabalenka leads their head-to-head record four wins to two.
Andreeva said she will focus on her matches before facing Sabalenka, and they are due to play each other later in the week.
No Russian player has won the WTA Finals since Maria Sharapova in 2004.
Mirra Andreeva said she is eager to play Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals because she is curious how both players have changed since their last meeting.
Andreeva said she will focus on her matches before facing Sabalenka.
The third-seeded Andreeva is drawn in a group with Sabalenka, Karolina Muchova and Elina Svitolina.
Andreeva beat Sabalenka in the 2025 Indian Wells final, their most recent meeting.
Their WTA Finals match would be their seventh on the tour.
- Who
- Mirra Andreeva and Aryna Sabalenka.
- What
- Andreeva said she is looking forward to facing Sabalenka at the WTA Finals.
- When
- The WTA Finals are taking place in 2026; the exact date of their potential match is not stated.
- Where
- Indian Wells.
- Why
- Andreeva is curious to see how both players have changed since their 2025 Indian Wells final.
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Andreeva beat Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Andreeva and Sabalenka are scheduled to play their opening WTA Finals matches against different opponents.
- Andreeva's group
- Aryna Sabalenka, Karolina Muchova and Elina Svitolina
- Andreeva's seeding
- Third
- Last meeting
- 2025 Indian Wells final
- Head-to-head record
- Sabalenka leads 4-2
- Scheduled opening match
- Andreeva vs Elina Svitolina
What people are saying
But I am very, very curious to see how I am going to play against Aryna because we played last year the final of Indian Wells on these courts, so I’m just very curious to see how maybe we’ve both changed and how maybe the match is going to look like.
But until that happens I really want to try to focus on every single point that I have to play before her.
But that is the match that I think I am looking forward to.