Mirra Andreeva holds nerve against Svitolina to win WTA Finals for first time

Andreeva eases to 7-5, 6-3 victory to earn world No 2 ranking Russian dominates tournament without losing a set Mirra Andreeva stood on the brink of securing another effortless, straightforward set in one of the biggest finals to date when she balked. Serving for the first set at

Andreeva eases to 7-5, 6-3 victory to earn world No 2 ranking Russian dominates tournament without losing a set Mirra Andreeva stood on the brink of securing another effortless, straightforward set in one of the biggest finals to date when she balked. Serving for the first set at 5-4, Andreeva nervously opened the game with two dire double faults before spraying two further unforced errors to hand over the break. There have already been many times in Andreeva’s young career when similar sequences triggered epic, dramatic collapses, so prone the 19-year-old has been to losing her composure when things do not go her way.

This time, she betrayed no negative emotions at all. Andreeva immediately retrieved the break and regained her momentum as she marched to a monumental victory, defeating Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-3 to win the WTA Finals at Indian Wells for the first time. Continue reading...