In doing so, Andreeva became the youngest player to advance to the Indian Wells final since Kim Clijsters in 2001. She also became the fifth player to reach this stage before turning 18 years old since the tournament’s inception in 1989; the other four players to do so are Clijsters, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis and Serena Williams.

Mirra Andreeva, 17, stuns defending champion Iga Swiatek to set up final against Aryna Sabalenka in the BNP Paribas Open final at Indian Wells; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Mirra Andreeva defeated Iga Swiatek for the second time this year, knocking out the two-time defending champion in the Indian Wells semifinals.