Teenager Mirra Andreeva beats No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells title
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva came back to beat No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday to make the 17-year-old the tournament's youngest champion since Serena Williams in 1999. The 11th-ranked Andreeva improved to 19-3 this season — the most wins by a woman on tour — and collected her second Masters 1000 title of 2025. Revisiting a theme from her Dubai victory speech that referred to something rapper Snoop Dogg said when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Andreeva told Sunday's crowd: “I would again like to thank myself for fighting until the end and for always believing in me and for never quitting.”
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Andreeva, 17, tops world No. 1 Sabalenka for Indian Wells title
Mirra Andreeva beats Aryna Sabalenka, world No. 1, to win Indian Wells title
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Mirra Andreeva beat Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Indian Wells women’s singles final Sunday. The No. 9 seed prevailed over the No. 1 seed in an at-times nail-biting match, ultimately decided by Andreeva’s poise, Sabalenka’s changing fortunes at the net and a remarkable break-point save. It is Andreeva’s second successive WTA 1000 title in a remarkable 2025, which has taken her inside the top 10 and sent a signal to the WTA Tour that she is a force to be reckoned wit
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Teen dream! Mirra Andreeva tops World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in high-level BNP Paribas Open final
