WTA World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka was unstoppable this spring winning the Sunshine Double. Many thought the reigning Indian Wells champion would be the odds-on favorite to win her first WTA Finals title because she plays some of her best tennis on the Indian Wells hardcourts.
Mirra Andreeva, the 2025 Indian Wells champion, played the best match of her season against Sabalenka in the second round of the 2026 WTA Finals round robin action. Down 1-4, Andreeva won 11 straight games to win the match 6-4, 6-0.
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A startling statistic from that match has plagued Sabalenka too often this year.
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It is shocking that a player with Sabalenka’s talent, power, and serve got bageled for the third time in 2026.
