The key facts

  • Andreeva defeated Svitolina 6:4, 6:0 in 1 hour and 8 minutes
  • Matches against Sabalenka and Muchova are ahead

A confident start at the WTA Finals

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva won her opening match in the group stage of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals, reports Life.ru. Her opponent was Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, and the match in Indian Wells, USA, ended in two sets with a score of 6:4, 6:0.

Course of the match and upcoming schedule

The match lasted only 1 hour and 8 minutes. Andreeva took the first set 6:4, and in the second set she did not allow her opponent to win a single game. According to the outlet, in the group stage the Russian will also face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Czech Karolina Muchova. The other group features Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, Czech Linda Noskova, and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

Sabalenka defeated Czech Muchova in her opening match at the WTA Finals