Tauson will not be the only new face in a WTA 1000 final on Saturday, with Mirra Andreeva also making her first appearance in one after upsetting Elena Rybakina earlier on Friday

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the final of a WTA 1000 event after beating sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the Dubai Championships.

The WTA Dubai final is set to feature an exciting showdown between two of tennis’s most promising young talents: 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva and 22-year-old Clara Tauson.

Teenage tennis sensation Mirra Andreeva reached the Dubai Tennis Championships final by defeating several top-ranked players, including Elena Rybakina. Andreeva, at 17, became the youngest to beat three Grand Slam winners.

Mirra Andreeva became the youngest-ever woman to reach a WTA 1000 final after beating former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. The No 12 seed was victorious 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 against the Kazakh, and will face Clara Tauson or Karolina Muchova in the Dubai final.

Teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the Dubai Championships final after beating Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

In an exciting clash at the Dubai Championships, Mirra Andreeva stunned seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina, securing a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory and earning a place in the final.

Mirra Andreeva became the youngest woman to reach a WTA 1000 final on Friday with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Tennis Championships.