Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the final of a WTA 1000 event after beating sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the Dubai Championships.

The next generation of stars has arrived as Mirra Andreeva takes on Clara Tauson in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final. Advantage whom? We break it down.

Elsvad also recommended Tauson, a consummate baseliner, add more doubles to her schedule. In Dubai she partnered in-form American McCartney Kessler to topple doubles specialists Timea Babos Nicole Melichar-Martinez, and she entered the Indian Wells doubles draw alongside Yulia Putintseva.

Rybakina beat Andreeva in their only previous meeting in 2023, but the Russian was still in her learning-the-ropes phase back then. Will two years of experience be a difference-maker on Friday?

Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva continued her giant-slaying exploits at the Dubai Tennis Championships by upsetting Kazakhstani sixth seed Elena Rybakina 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the semi-finals on Friday.

Youth will be served in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva is set to take on Denmark's Clara Tauson for the biggest title of their careers.

Clara Tauson will face Mirra Andreeva in the WTA Dubai, UAE final on Saturday, February 22.Tauson beat Karolina Muchova 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 on Friday in the semifinals in her last match. Andreeva heads

Mirra Andreeva, 17, defeats former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Teenager Mirra Andreeva toppled another seed at the Dubai Championships, upsetting Elena Rybakina on Friday to become the youngest player to reach the final of a WTA 1000 tournament.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the Dubai Championships final after beating Elena Rybakina ... best level.” Clara Tauson, the Dane ...

Teenager Mirra Andreeva toppled another seed at the Dubai Championships, upsetting Elena Rybakina on Friday to become the youngest player to reach the final