Los Angeles, 17 March 2025 (PA Media/dpa/MIA) - Young star Mirra Andreeva pulled off the biggest win of her career as she beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka to lift the Indian Wells title on Sunday.

The 17-year-old fought back from losing the first set in the BNP Paribas Open final to see off Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.

It secures the Russian back-to-back WTA 1,000 level titles after her win at the Dubai Tennis Championships last month and will see her rise to world number six in next week’s rankings.

After thanking her family and team, Andreeva said in her on-court interview: “And last but not least I would like to thank myself.

“I would like to thank myself for fighting to the end, and always believing and for never quitting. I tried to run like a rabbit today because Aryna’s been sending bullets and it was really hard to keep up.”

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