Mirra Andreeva has set up a blockbuster Group Two tie with Aryna Sabalenka after swatting aside Elina Svitolina with consecutive ease on Monday at the WTA Finals.
Andreeva managed to win 6-4, 6-0 against Svitolina, with, of course, as ever, no handshake at the net. Both players have semi-dominated headlines this week for opposing reasons, but related as such to each other.
Dominating the headlines but Andreeva seals emphatic win
Andreeva, of course, for the words said by Jessica Pegula during their practice throwing shade at both her and also Conchita Martinez. They appeared to squash all issues with an Instagram post with the pair received warmly by both in their pre-tournament outfits.
While Svitolina, who has been in the headlines anyway after splitting with her long-time husband, Gael Monfils, who ended his career after the break-up, was the reason behind the lack of a group photo, which has become a tradition during this event.
Svitolina, returning to the event, declined to pose alongside Russian and Belarusian competitors and also was joined in the event somewhat last minute by Marta Kostyuk due to Elena Rybakina pulling out. But both have lost their opening group games, albeit Kostyuk's more of a solid effort against Noskova as she moves on to face Jessica Pegula tomorrow.
But after a pretty close first set, Andreeva got stronger and stronger and took the win with ease in the second, with Svitolina unable to lace much of a glove on the resolve of the Russian as she sealed it in just over an hour.
The opening set was a pretty close affair for the most part. Andreeva did have early break chances amid Svitolina looking to go 2-1 up, but despite spurning the first one, she went 3-2 up and held for 4-2. But Svitolina did remain there until the final stanza of the opening set to test whether Andreeva could serve it out.
She had a set point at first on 40-30 at 5-4 up, but it was expunged, and Svitolina soon had a break point. Before Andreeva managed to rubber stamp the set.
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The second set was a non-event at times, with Svitolina being broken immediately on the second break point for 1-0. Svitolina did actually get break points in a few games, including at 1-0 up for Andreeva, but the World No. 3 managed to turn it around and sealed the game 2-0 before then breaking after Svitolina was 40-30 up at one point. She held for 4-0 from there and then broke again to go one away.
But getting over the line initially proved problematic. Andreeva handed break chances to Svitolina, while the former did not get a match point. But it kept ebbing and flowing mainly in the direction of Svitolina as Andreeva looked to keep in the flow and seal the win. While Svitolina looked for a direct comeback. Finally, Andreeva got a match point, and she took it for the first time to seal an emphatically clinical win.
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