Dubai, Feb 23: Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (1), 6-1 in the Dubai Championships on Saturday to earn the biggest title of her career.

The victory will earn Andreeva her debut in the top 10 of the rankings next week — the first 17-year-old to achieve that since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007. Elena Rybakina and Stefano Vukov Controversy-Here's Everything You Need To Know About Kazakh Tennis Star's Saga With Her Former Coach.

Mirra Andreeva Becomes Youngest Player to Win WTA 1000 Tournament 

It caps quite a week for Andreeva, who also had wins over 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, five-time major champion Iga Swiatek and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to become the youngest player to defeat three major champions at a single event since Maria Sharapova at the 2004 WTA Finals. She also became the youngest player to reach the final of a WTA 1000 event. Andreeva's only other title was the Iasi Open in Romania last year.

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