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Mirra Andreeva to face Elina Svitolina in WTA Finals showpiece

Elina Svitolina drops just three games as she thrashes Linda Noskova to set up a WTA Finals showpiece against Mirra Andreeva.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 5 sources•2 min read•Updated November 15, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC
Key points
  • Mirra Andreeva took a straight-sets victory over Jessica Pegula at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells.
  • A year ago, Andreeva surprisingly failed to qualify for the WTA Finals, missing out by a paltry six points after bizarrely deciding not to compete in the final tournament week before the event.
  • The 19-year-old will attempt to close out the most impressive week of her career by winning one of her most significant titles after thoroughly outplaying Jessica Pegula, the fifth seed, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the championship match of the WTA Finals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Aryna Sabalenka apologises and denies claims she insulted opponent Elina Svitolina after a viral clip showed her swearing during her WTA Finals defeat by the Ukrainian.

Additional details
  • She has conceded just 18 games in four matches this week, including a 6-4, 6-0 demolition of the No 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, winning 11 games in succession from 1-4 down.
  • The world No 3 has been utterly supreme in her long-awaited debut appearance, bulldozing through elite opposition to reach the final without dropping a set.
  • Andreeva will face Elina Svitolina in the final after the Ukrainian required only 65 minutes to dismantle Linda Noskova by a 6-2, 6-1 score.
  • The second set followed a similar pattern with Pegula able to go a break up for a 3-1 lead but unable to press home her advantage, and Andreeva won five out of the final six games to reach Sunday’s showpiece without dropping a set.
  • FILE PHOTO - Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva celebrates a point against Poland's Iga Swiatek during their women's singles quarterfinal match of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament.

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