DUBAI, February 21. /TASS/. Russia’s Mirra Andreeva has made it to the finals at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after beating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.

The 12th seeded Andreeva prevailed over the sixth seeded Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 and will face either Clara Tauson of Denmark or Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic depending on who wins the semifinal match.

Andreeva, 17, is currently ranked 14th in the WTA (the Women's Tennis Association) Rankings. Her best result playing at the Grand Slam series was reaching the semifinals of the 2024 French Open. She has one WTA title so far in her career and also won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in women's doubles with partner Diana Shnaider. In 2023, the WTA named Andreeva the rookie of the year.

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, a WTA-1000 event, is played on hard courts and offers over $3.6 million in prize money. Jasmine Paolini is the reigning champion.