“I’m even happier than after my first match,” Andreeva said in her courtside interview. “I feel I can play two more matches. I am so full of energy. I’m so full. I’m so happy.”
At 4-1, Sabalenka scored only 10 of the last 55 points. Andreeva won 12 points in a row, three love games that took her to 4-4, and 31 of 35 points she played between 4-1 in the first set and 0-40 Sabalenka’s serve to 0-2 in the second.
The second set was one-sided. Sabalenka was broken in all three of her service games, saving five break points along the way and only winning two points in the set on Andreeva’s serve. The Russian sealed the game with love.
WTA Finals Group 2: Provisional Standings
Group 2:
Top two semi-finals
Andreeva cannot be caught. even if he loses to Muchova on Friday, he has back-to-back wins over both potential opponents.
Muchova is eliminated. Sabalenka and Svitolina meet in a straight shootout for second place. The semi-finals are on Saturday.
How Sabalenka lost control
The statistics reflect the gap. Sabalenka committed 23 unforced errors to Andreeva’s six, hit eight winners to 16 and didn’t hit a single ace in her opponent’s five. He won just 15 of his 30 first-serve points, dropped five of 16 on his second serve, and held just three of his eight service games. Andreeva won 30 of 39 points on her own serve and served five times out of 10 opportunities.
The scenario was reminiscent of Sabalenka’s quarter-final at Roland Garros in June. Against Diana Schneider, she led by a set and 4-1 before losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-0, winning just one of her last 13 matches. He kept his composure on court Wednesday better than he did in Paris, but the result was the same pattern.
It was Andreeva’s second win over a top-10 player this week, after herself 6-4, 6-0 win over Svitolina on Monday. Now the 19-year-old has won her last two meetings with Sabalenka since winning the 2025 Indian Wells final on the same court and is on a four-set run in her first WTA final.
