Mirra Andreeva began her campaign at the hard-court WTA 500 tournament in Singapore, which has a prize fund of $1.2 million, with a convincing win. In the second round, the top seed defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. The match lasted 72 minutes.
Both sets ended with the same scoreline of 6-2. Andreeva did not drop a set and over the two sets allowed Sasnovich to win no more than two games twice.
What the numbers show
According to api.tennis, Andreeva converted six of seven break points, while Sasnovich took two of five. On first serve, the Russian won 21 points, while her opponent took 13. Andreeva had five aces to two, and two double faults to three. The total points tally was 61:36 in favor of the top seed.
Sasnovich made it through to the second round by beating Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 6-0. According to rank.tennis, Andreeva is No. 5 in the rankings with 5841 points, while Sasnovich is No. 121 with 631 points. The head-to-head is now 2:0 in Andreeva's favor: in 2024, she won 6-1, 6-3.