Spectacular Mirra Andreeva takes down Svitolina in Indian Wells, extends winning streak to 10

Mirra Andreeva continues to impress and advances to the Indian Wells semifinals, defeating Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-3. The Russian teenager secures her 10th consecutive win and reaches a WTA 1000 semifinal for the second time in her career – and second consecutive time after winning the Dubai Open title.

Every time Svitolina faces a Russian, there is an extra layer of intrigue, as the Ukrainian has become a prominent activist for her country since the start of the war. She entered the match with an 8-1 record against Russian players, providing extra motivation for the former world No. 3.

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First Set

From the beginning, both players displayed special motivation in the match, with Andreeva looking like the favorite but facing a high-level Svitolina in the first set. In fact, the Ukrainian was the first to have break points in the 4th game but couldn't capitalize on them.

Svitolina played most of her serves to Andreeva’s body, trying to prevent the Russian from hitting comfortably from the start. Andreeva, however, outplayed Svitolina with both forehand and backhand, so the Ukrainian had to adopt more defensive strategies, hoping for errors from her opponent.

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At 5-5, the talented Russian finally secured the first break of the match – after three opportunities in the first game that Svitolina allowed to slip – and then confidently held her serve to take the first set 7-5. The 17-year-old had a solid 70% first serve percentage compared to just 53% for Svitolina, as well as 12 winners for the Russian against only 5 for the Ukrainian.

Second Set

Svitolina had a clear game plan in the first set, focusing on avoiding the backhand and trying to move Andreeva around on her forehand side. However, the Russian began to feel increasingly comfortable on that side, frequently hitting parallel shots when she opened up in that part of the court, forcing several errors from Svitolina.

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From the start of the second set, Andreeva held her service games easily, while Svitolina faced multiple break points against her. It didn't take long for the world No. 9 to take the lead with a break, going 3-1 up during a period of inconsistency from the Ukrainian.

Svitolina wasn't going to give up without a fight until the end, and after wasting three break points in the middle of the set, she managed to recover and level the score to 3-3. However, Andreeva quickly broke back and regained the lead. There were no chances for Svitolina to make a comeback, and Andreeva finished with a solid 7-5, 6-3 victory.

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In the semifinals, she will likely face her toughest challenge of the tournament, going up against world No. 2 and defending champion Iga Swiatek, who recently demolished Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-3. The Russian already defeated the Polish player just a week ago, and Swiatek will surely be seeking revenge on a surface that suits her well.

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