Mirra Andreeva has achieved a significant milestone in her tennis career by advancing to the semifinals of the WTA Beijing tournament. The Russian player defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova with a score of 7-6, 7-6, marking a crucial win. This victory also ensures that Andreeva will surpass Coco Gauff in the WTA rankings, becoming the number 4 player in the world, which is her highest ranking to date.
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2026 has been a challenging year for Andreeva, characterized by emotional highs and lows. She has faced moments of mental struggle but has also showcased her best tennis, highlighted by her performance at the Roland Garros Grand Slam. In Beijing, she is experiencing a resurgence in form and after her match against Alexandrova, she is set to face Nikola Bartunkova for a place in the final. In the match against Alexandrova, Andreeva managed to come back from a deficit, being down 5-3 in the first set and 6-5 in the second before clinching a vital victory.
With Gauff's withdrawal from the WTA Wuhan tournament, where she was defending her title, Andreeva is poised to rise in the rankings. A win against Bartunkova would propel her into the top 3, a feat she has yet to achieve. Should she win the overall tournament, she would accumulate 6,721 points, moving closer to Aryna Sabalenka in the race for the number 2 spot and potentially solidifying her position in the battle for the number 1 ranking. In the previous year, Andreeva struggled in WTA 1000 and WTA 500 events, making this an opportune moment to significantly increase her ranking points.