Mirra Andreeva received 11 video games in a row as she thrashed world quantity two Aryna Sabalenka to succeed in the final 4 on the WTA Finals.
French Open champion Andreeva was 4-1 down within the opening set earlier than producing some excellent tennis and making the most of an more and more erratic Sabalenka efficiency.
The 19-year-old Russian went on to ship an announcement 6-4 6-0 victory over four-time main singles winner Sabalenka.
“I can be trustworthy, I really feel like Aryna didn’t have the perfect day,” Andreeva instructed Sky Sports activities.
“I really feel like I can not actually take all of the credit score at this time – I really feel like that isn’t particularly reasonable in some methods.
“I am simply comfortable. I had a objective in entrance of me to commit it doesn’t matter what and management the issues I can management.”
As poor as Sabalenka was, Andreeva produced a mature, clever efficiency to close her out of the match.
She used crazy excessive balls to initially wrong-foot Sabalenka after which showcased her simple energy, hitting 16 winners to solely six unforced errors and creating good angles from the baseline.
The one blip got here when she discovered herself 15-30 down as she served for the primary set. Nevertheless, Andreeva calmly hit three aces in a row to take the lead and she or he by no means seemed again.
Simply as within the French Open quarter-finals, the place she misplaced the third set 6-0, Sabalenka couldn’t discover her rhythm or vary.
The Belarusian hit 23 unforced errors and failed to supply a single ace at Indian Wells, the place she received the WTA Tour title earlier this 12 months.
The second seed had taping on her knee however it didn’t appear to hinder her – this, reasonably, was a efficiency just like among the collapses she has had this 12 months.
From having a double-break lead, Sabalenka solely received an additional 10 factors within the match as Andreeva dominated.
The consequence means the winner of the ultimate group match on Friday between Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina will advance to the semi-finals, whereas Andreeva goes via because the group winner.
