The third is not superfluous: Mirra Andreeva has reached a new peak in the world ranking

After an unsuccessful attempt to win her third career title at the thousandth, Mirra Andreeva complained about the lack of support in Beijing and withdrew from the next tournament in Wuhan to better prepare for the Final WTA tournament. The 19-year-old Russian was close to triumph in the Chinese capital, but lost in the final to Olympic champion Zheng Qingwen (7:5, 6:4). Nevertheless, due to reaching the decisive stage of a major tournament, Andreeva beat Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff, becoming the third racket of the world for the first time in her career.

Myrrh in the Beijing finals

After the defeat, Andreeva couldn't hold back her tears. However, she managed to summon the willpower and participate in the award ceremony. Mirra noted that the entire stadium predictably supported the host of the tournament, Zheng Qingwen. Nevertheless, according to the Russian, she really enjoys playing in Beijing.

"It's been a great week,— Mirra said at a press conference. — Thank you to everyone who supported me throughout the tournament. I thought I'd hear "Come on, Mirra" at least a few times in the finale, but no (smiles). Congratulations to Qinwen and her team on a great week. Good luck with the rest of the tournaments before the end of the year. I love playing in Beijing. This is one of my favorite tournaments, so I had a really, really good time here.

In addition, the Russian praised her opponent, who dropped to 160th place in the overall WTA rankings due to injury during the season.

"The final turned out to be magnificent in terms of entertainment and tension," Alexey Selivanenko, a member of the committee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, told Izvestia. — Zheng, with the support of the home stands, turned out to be a little stronger and luckier in the end. Mirra did her best. But this is the case when Andreeva should not so much regret and get upset, but rather enjoy the moment of a new personal record in the world classification.

It should be noted that for the first time in her career, Mirra officially rose to the top 3 of the world ranking.

"Everyone was waiting for this breakthrough from Mirra," former world number one Evgeny Kafelnikov told Izvestia. — Considering the results of 2026, it should rise in the ranking. Everyone is singing great praises to her, but she doesn't relax, but shows stability from tournament to tournament. Keep it up and don't slow down.

You'll be third: Mirra Andreeva has moved closer to the top 3 of the WTA rankings

This became possible after defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Beijing.

Andreeva's chances in the Final Tournament

Mirra could have continued her upward movement in the rankings at the "thousandth" in Wuhan, but the coaching staff of our athlete, led by the famous Conchita Martinez, decided that it was better for her to save her strength before participating in the Final WTA tournament. The last tournament of the year, where 1,500 points will be awarded (more only at the 2000 Grand Slam tournaments), will be held in Indian Wells from November 8 to 15. In addition to Andreeva, Elena Rybakina, Arina Sobolenko, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Linda Noskova have already qualified for it. Elina Svitolina, Karolina Mukhova, Marta Kostyuk and Iga Sventek are competing for two more places.

"Mirra absolutely deserves to play in the Final for the first time," Olympic champion and former world number one in doubles Elena Vesnina told Izvestia. — This year she won the Roland Garros, took the titles in Adelaide and Linz, played in two finals of the thousandth. In addition, the courts of Indian Wells are great for her, so she may well end the year on a positive note. At the very least, fight to get out of the group.

The appearance of a Russian woman on the third line of the rating has fixed a unique situation — for the first time in history, three Russian-speaking girls will be at the top of women's tennis at once. This is strongly facilitated by the problems that have fallen on top American women. Current WTA number three Jessica Pegula withdrew from the Beijing tournament due to a back injury and general physical exhaustion. She plans to return to the "thousandth" in Wuhan, but it is difficult to say what form she is in now. Many representatives of the United States do not want to strain themselves at all at the end of the season. For example, Amanda Anisimova and Emma Navarro have already announced an early vacation.

Coco Gauff, the fourth racket of the world, who was supposed to defend last year's title in Wuhan, voluntarily gave up 1,000 points, complaining that she almost fainted on the court amid wild fatigue. On Monday, Coco will lose the fourth place to Andreeva or Pegula, and after Wuhan, she may even fall outside the top 6. It is unclear how Gauff and Pegula are going to play the Final Match in this state. Unless the Indian Wells home courts will give them new strength. All this is a great chance for Mirra. Andreeva seems to have gotten out of the gambling pit she fell into after Paris. And now she seems to be the standard of stability and health among the exhausted leaders of women's tennis.