Mirra Andreeva trailed in the third set before winning the last five games to reach her second tour-level final. She won the Iasi Open in Romania last July.
Gauff didn't call out any party but her answer indicated that she fully respects the WTA decision to ban Vukov.
Results Tuesday from Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at Aviation Club Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses): Paula Badosa (9), Spain, def. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 6-2, 6-1. Elena Rybakina (6),
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the final of a WTA 1,000 event after beating sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Friday at the Dubai Championships. The 17-year-old Andreeva trailed 3-1 in the third set before winning the last five games to reach her second tour-level final.
After wins against Rybakina, Iga Swiatek and Marketa Vondrousova in Dubai, Andreeva also became the youngest player to beat three Grand Slam champions in a single tournament since
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Tennis World on MSNIga Swiatek comments on WTA banning Elena Rybakina's coach Stefano VukovIga Swiatek seemingly threw her support toward the WTA in the Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov situation as the Pole is urging everyone to "respect the decision" made. After the WTA conducted an investigation into the claims that the 37-year-old verbally abused the Kazakh tennis star and behaved in an inappropriate way,
Seventeen-year-old Mirra Andreeva pulled off a stunning upset at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating sixth seed Elena Rybakina in the
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Tennis World on MSNElena Rybakina's mom wrote to Stefano Vukov 'not to make my daughter cry ever again'The Athletic has revealed more details about the WTA's findings in the Stefano Vukov investigation as according to the report, even the Kazakh's mother once intervened and urged the Croatian coach not to make her daughter cry.
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Tennis World on MSNSerena Williams' ex-coach fears Elena Rybakina is in cohesive controlled relationshipRennae Stubbs claims she has herself witnessed multiple times Stefano Vukov mistreating Elena Rybakina and Serena Williams' former coach would like to see the 37-year-old "banned forever" from working on the WTA Tour.
No. 12 seed Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach a WTA 1000 final since the format's inception in 2009 after coming from 3-1 down in the third set to defeat No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semifinals.
Mirra Andreeva came from 3-1 down in the third set to defeat Elena Rybakina for the first time in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, becoming the youngest player to reach a WTA 1000 final since the format's inception in 2009.
The former Wimbledon champion feels isolated after the WTA Tour opted to keep the suspension of her former coach in place earlier this month.
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