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Mirra Andreeva wins Iga Swiatek Photograph: (Instagram)
WTA No. 12 Mirra Andreeva stuns World No. 2 Iga Swiatek at the 2025 Dubai Open quarter-finals match. The 17-year-old Russian played against the Polish player with massive resilience by knocking her out of the tournament with a 6-3, 6-3 two-set straight win. Andreeva is a 2024 French Open semi-finalist and is now ranked 12th in the WTA rankings. Mirra became the first WTA player to beat Iga Swiatek in a WTA tennis tournament match.
Iga joins his fellow top players like Jasmine Paolini, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka to exit the tournament early. Andreeva will now face WTA No. 6 Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals. During the match against Swiatek, Mirra just by her forehand won a spectacular point. The Russian started the serve as the Poilish player defended. Iga Swiatek is known for her excellent forehand hitting but this time, Mirra was too good to be beaten.
Mirra Andreeva's incredible forehand win against Iga Swiatek
Mirra Andreeva hits a stunning forehand winner against Iga Swiatek in Dubai.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) February 20, 2025
Already a phenomenal athlete at 17 years old.
She’s going to be a major threat for all the biggest titles.
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In her previous meeting with Mirra Andreeva at the 2024 Cincinnati Open, Iga fought back after losing the first set and won the next two sets. After defeating Iga, Andreeva said, “Last time we played was a close match and it was tough, it was intense, This time I just tried to tell myself to go for my shots, to be aggressive, to not hesitate. I think that helped me to win in a way.”
Mirra also said she consulted a psychologist to work on her anger management issues during games. She feels it has worked in her favour during the game against Iga. She looks like the next big thing in Tennis and if she continues her form she will be a grand slam winner within two years.
Iga Swiatek is a five-time grand slam winner but the last 6 months have been a roller coaster ride for her. She lost the Australian Grand Slam, was caught for doping, and had many issues with her gameplay. She made 33 unforced errors and didn't hit the ball inside the line.
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