
Mirra Andreeva wins against the defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-6(1) 1-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Indian Wells on Friday. Andreeva will play Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2024. Here you can see her history at this event.
Andreeva added to her prize money $ 266,500 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 599,625 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 527,875 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,127,500 in total.
Highlights Mirra Andreeva vs. Iga Swiatek BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells
Andreeva’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
Mirra won this match even if she scored less points than Iga (83 vs. 91).
Andreeva
Mirra didn’t lose the concentration in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).
Swiatek
On the other side, Swiatek didn’t lose the focus when converting 83% of the break points that she conquered points (5/6). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Andreeva and Swiatek is 2-1 for Mirra.
Draw and next match H2H: Mirra Andreeva vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats
Andreeva will square off with Sabalenka in the final.
This will be the 6th time that Mirra Andreeva and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-2 in the 4th round in Melbourne back in January 2025.
Live score progression and stats
Andreeva won the set after she broke Swiatek in the 9th (5-4) game. Iga tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Yet, Mirra didn’t blink to win the set 7-6.
Andreeva failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 15.
The Russian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Swiatek converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 10th (4-5 15-40) and the 14th game (5-7 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 84 points. It’s worth to point out that, Andreeva won this set even if she scored less points 4 than the Pole (40-44). Andreeva lost 19 points on serve (25-19). On the other side, Iga conceded 15 points on serve (25-15).
Andreeva was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Iga Swiatek in the 2nd game (2-0). Iga managed to boost her lead after breaking the Russian in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
The Pole failed to serve out the set when leading 6-1 to be broken at 40.
Andreeva had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 2-1 to 6-1.
The Pole was perfect in converting all her break points in the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Andreeva wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (0-6 40-A).
They played 44 points. The Pole was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than the Russian (26-18). Iga surrendered 10 points on serve (16-10). On the other side, the Russian conceded 10 points on serve (8-10).
Andreeva got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 2nd game (2-0). However, there was more to do for Andreeva to win the set because the Pole succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (2-4) game. The Russian maintained her focus to break Iga in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Russian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the Pole was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (1-4 0-40).
They contested 46 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Russian won just 2 points more than Iga (24-22). Andreeva surrendered 11 points on serve (13-11). on the other side of the net, Iga conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).
Tennis Scores in Indian Wells
- Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (7-61 1-6 6-3)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Madison KeysKeys (6-0 6-1)
Upcoming matches
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – (4-1) – H2H details and stats