Dubai, Feb. 23 -- Mirra Andreeva made history by becoming the youngest player to claim a WTA 1000 title after the 17-year-old won the Dubai Tennis Championships.
The Russian beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 and her victory means she will next week climb into the top 10 for the first time, the BBC reported.
Andreeva defeated Grand Slam winners Marketa Vondrousova, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina on her way to the final.
"I'd set a goal for myself to be in top 10 by the end of the year," she said.
"Now it's the end of February and I've already made it, so this is something incredible for me," Andreeva said.
Denmark's Tauson, 22, had gone 2-0 up early on but Andreeva soon settled into her game to break back and level the match at 2-2.
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