Mirra Andreeva maintained her flawless debut at the singles WTA Finals, having just beaten Jessica Pegula to reach the final.
The teenager excelled throughout despite falling down a couple of breaks in both sets, and fought back valiantly to ensure her perfect record continued.
She has still yet to drop a set at this coveted event, and will now face the winner of Linda Noskova’s upcoming semi-final with Elina Svitolina.
Madison Keys was full of praise for Mirra Andreeva when speaking on Sky Sports afterwards, having watched her dismantle her good friend in just under an hour and a half.
She even went as far as to suggest that, if she did not become the new world number one in 2027, she’d be stunned.
Madison Keys makes bold prediction about Mirra Andreeva
Before that, Keys began with a gushing overview of Andreeva’s latest performance.
The 2024 Australian Open champion claimed: “Mirra is continuing to play flawless tennis. She is doing so many things well. She did such a good job today of using her forehand heavy down the line to push Jess back and then opening that court back up into Jessica’s forehand, so Mirra consistently got the rally she was looking for.
“Moving forward, she is such an amazing athlete. She is still so young and so much tennis ahead of her. It is shocking and crazy to think about how good she already is and how good she can be in the future.
Then, when asked if Andreeva could ascend to world number one in the new season, Keys delivered a bold statement.
She added: “I would be shocked if she did not get the number one spot. She is playing so well, she is going to be so close to that number one ranking if she can win this next round.”
Even Andreeva seemed stunned by her own performance. She might just be in the form of her life right now.
Why Mirra Andreeva should feel confident of winning the WTA Finals
As the only unbeaten player now left in the draw, Andreeva is the last player capable of claiming the ultimate $3.37 million WTA Finals prize money pot.
And, she can feel confident of going on to claim the title too, given her respective records against both Noskova and Svitolina.
After all, she has beaten the Ukrainian in two of their three meetings, including an impressive Indian Wells beatdown.
When it comes to Noskova, Andreeva’s head-to-head is even stronger.
She has won four of their last five matches, including their only 2026 meeting.
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