Mirra Andreeva shares secret behind her Indian Wells win over Iga Swiatek

Mirra Andreeva shares secret behind her Indian Wells win over Iga Swiatek

Mirra Andreeva credited a sudden surge of confidence in the first-set tie-break and playing confidently in the third set as one of the big reasons behind her Indian Wells victory against Iga Swiatek.

On Friday, the 17-year-old registered her 11th consecutive win after overcoming the Polish defending champion 7-6 (1) 1-6 6-3.

When it mattered the most, Andreeva stepped up. Late in the opening set, the Russian teenager failed to serve out for the set at 5-4 but then absolutely dominated the tie-break. While she lost the second set, she showed great mental strength in staying composed and coming up big in the decider to book her second consecutive WTA 1000 final.

Andreeva reflects on her win over Swiatek
“After I couldn’t serve for the set in the first set, I think she led 6-5, so I came back at 6-All, and I just felt like, I don’t know why I felt so much confidence, and I felt like I’m gonna go and play the tiebreak like it’s the last tiebreak of my life. So I just went for all my shots. My serve was great, and just felt super comfortable and super confident during the tiebreak. I kind of played on a roll,” the No. 9 seed said.