Andreeva secured her semi-final spot by hitting 16 winners against just six unforced errors while Sabalenka committed 23 unforced errors after leading 4-1. Sabalenka must now play Elina Svitolina to decide who takes the second semi-final position in the group. Svitolina kept her own chances alive after taking a medical timeout for a right hip injury to defeat Karolina Muchova in three sets. In Stockholm, Taylor Fritz ousted Cameron Norrie, while Holger Rune rallied past Miomir Kecmanovic.
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Andreeva moves into the WTA Finals semi-finals as the winner of her round-robin group.: Andreeva moves into the WTA Finals semi-finals as the winner of her round-robin group.
Sabalenka and Svitolina will compete directly on Friday for the remaining semi-final spot.: Sabalenka and Svitolina will compete directly on Friday for the remaining semi-final spot.
Holger Rune advanced to the Stockholm quarter-finals a year after suffering an Achilles i…: Holger Rune advanced to the Stockholm quarter-finals a year after suffering an Achilles injury there.
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Mirra Andreeva won 11 games in a row as she thrashed world number two Aryna Sabalenka to reach the last four at the WTA Finals.
French Open champion Andreeva was 4-1 down in the opening set before producing some superb tennis and taking advantage of an increasingly erratic Sabalenka performance.
The 19-year-old Russian went on to deliver a statement 6-4 6-0 victory over four-time major singles winner Sabalenka.
"I will be honest, I feel like Aryna did not have the best day," Andreeva told Sky Sports.
"I feel like I cannot really take all the credit today - I feel like that is not very fair in some ways.
"I'm just happy. I had a goal in front of me to commit no matter what and control the things I can control."
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