The Russian teenager maintained a flawless record in California, remaining completely undefeated without conceding a single set throughout her tournament debut. Her straight-sets semifinal victory in their maiden career meeting sets up a title clash at the relocated $10 million season finale. She now awaits the winner of the remaining semifinal to determine who will claim the prestigious championship trophy. The tournament is being staged at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden after geopolitical conflict forced its relocation from Riyadh.
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Mirra Andreeva advanced to the championship match of the season-ending tournament held in…: Mirra Andreeva advanced to the championship match of the season-ending tournament held in California.
The finalist will play either sixth seed Elina Svitolina or eighth seed Linda Noskova on…: The finalist will play either sixth seed Elina Svitolina or eighth seed Linda Noskova on Sunday.
The $10 million event was relocated from Riyadh to Indian Wells due to regional military…: The $10 million event was relocated from Riyadh to Indian Wells due to regional military conflict.
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INDIAN WELLS, California, Nov 14 : Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva extended her unbeaten run at the WTA Finals on Saturday, beating American Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the season-ending tournament.
Andreeva's heavy groundstrokes, strong serving and tireless defense were too much for Pegula in their first career meeting, played under sunny skies in the California desert.
"It was a tough match," Andreeva said. "You have to work hard to win a point against her. She is going to leave everything out there and make your life complicated, so I wanted to make her life complicated as well today."
The opening set was tight until Andreeva pounced on a looping Pegula shot and hit a forehand winner to break for a 5-3 lead.
Pegula, backed by a supportive crowd, earned break points as Andreeva served for the set. She shanked an overhead long, however, and Andreeva took the set two points later when Pegula's backhand found the net.
Pegula broke early in the second set to lead 3-1 after Andreeva sent a backhand long. The third seed…
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