In the quarterfinals of the tournament in Dubai, Mirra Andreeva met Iga Swiatek. The tennis players met once. This happened in August 2024. In that match, the Polish tennis player was stronger. In the match, bookmakers gave preference to the second racket of the World: P1 - 2.96; P2 - 1.4. But experts believed that the match would be long: TB (19.5) - 1.59. This is not surprising. In the only face-to-face match, three sets were played: 6 - 4, 3 - 6 and 5 - 7. That is, 31 games.

First set

Already in the first game, Mirra reached the break. But she could not realize it. Swiatek wins her serve. In the second game, Andreeva came back from 15-40, did not allow Swiatek to realize three breaks and won the game. In the third game, Mirra realized the break, winning the Polish player's serve under "0". In the fourth game, there was a controversial moment. In particular, touching the net. Yes, Andreeva touched the net before hitting the ball. Accordingly, the rally was counted in favor of Iga. Andreeva was able to win the game (3-1). Then the fight was equal. In the ninth game, Mirra realized the break. The set score: 6-3. It is important to note that Andreeva realized two of the three breaks. At the same time, she won back four. At the same time, she scored four aces.

Second set

In the first game, Andreeva came back from 15-40 and won her serve. In the third game, Swiatek realized the break. In the sixth game, Mirra Andreeva converted a return break. Thus, she tied the score (3-3). She immediately confirmed it on her serve. In the eighth game, Andreeva converted another break and went to serve for the match. She confidently takes her serve. Set score: 6-3. Match score: 2-0.

Mirra Andreeva created another sensation at the tournament. She knocked out the second racket of Mirra. Andreeva has a chance to break into the top ten strongest tennis players in the world.