A day after securing her berth in the season-ending WTA Finals, No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva advanced to the final of the China Open in Beijing with a straight-sets victory over No. 26 seed Nikola Bartunkova.
Andreeva needed 1 hour, 14 minutes to claim her 50th win of the season, tying Jessica Pegula for the most match victories on tour this year. The win will also lift Andreeva to a career-high world No. 3 in the rankings next week for the first time.
Andreeva will face No. 13 seed Elise Mertens or former world No. 4 Zheng Qinwen in Sunday’s final.
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