Mirra Andreeva beat Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Thursday to advance to the Mutua Madrid Open final. The 19-year-old saved three set points in a dramatic second set and became the first teenager to reach three WTA 1000 finals since 2009. She will face the winner of Marta Kostyuk and Anastasia Potapova on Saturday.
Fresh off her 19th birthday on Wednesday, ninth-seeded Mirra Andreeva overcame a late challenge from 30th-seeded Hailey Baptiste to secure her spot in the Mutua Madrid Open final. Andreeva dominated on serve, winning 20 of 22 first-set service points at one stage, and took the opening set 6-4 with a single break. The match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes on the clay courts in Madrid, Spain's capital, where the tournament is held annually on clay during spring.
