WTA Finals
Mirra Andreeva beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday 11 November to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells on her singles debut at the event. Sabalenka led 4-1 in the first set, and Andreeva won the last 11 games. Earlier, Elina Svitolina came from a set down to beat Karolína Muchová 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, which knocked Muchová out.
Andreeva Wins 11 Games in a Row
Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed, broke early and led 4-1 in the first set, but she did not win another game. Andreeva took the first set 6-4 and the second 6-0, and the match lasted an hour and two minutes. She won 57 points to Sabalenka’s 28, hit five aces to none, and converted five of her ten break points. Sabalenka won seven points in the whole of the second set.
It was a repeat of the 2025 Indian Wells final, which Andreeva also won on the same court, and it narrows Sabalenka’s lead in their head-to-head to 4-3. With two straight-sets wins, over Svitolina and Sabalenka, Andreeva has lost eight games in two matches.
Svitolina Keeps Her Hopes Alive
Svitolina lost the first set to Muchová 6-3, then won 12 of the last 16 games. She broke Muchová five times, won 92 points to 74 and finished in two hours and two minutes. Muchová served eight double faults and, after losing to Sabalenka on Monday, can no longer reach the semi-finals.
Group 2 After Two Rounds
| Group 2 | W-L |
|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva (qualified) | 2-0 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 1-1 |
| Elina Svitolina | 1-1 |
| Karolína Muchová (out) | 0-2 |
As the WTA set out before play, Andreeva and Svitolina both winning meant Andreeva goes through as the group winner, and Sabalenka and Svitolina play each other on Friday 13 November for the second semi-final place. Andreeva plays Muchová in her last group match.
Doubles
In the doubles, Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani beat Hanyu Guo and Kristina Mladenovic 7-6(5), 4-6, 10-5 in a match tie-break, and Hsieh Su-wei and Jeļena Ostapenko beat Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai 7-5, 6-3.
The results from Thursday, when Group 1 was decided, are in our day five report, and Tuesday’s are in our day three report. The WTA Finals are live on Sky Sports Tennis and NOW in the UK; our live-stream guide has the details.