Elina Svitolina sets up WTA Finals blockbuster against Mirra Andreeva

Andreeva was first up as she took the court with home favourite Jessica Pegula. The pair swapped breaks early in the opening set before Andreeva won the crucial eighth game. Pegula had a chance to break back in he ninth, but the Russian served out the set.

In the second set, the American was off to a strong start, breaking first and taking a 3-1 lead. But Andreeva won five of the last six games to close it out 6-3, 6-4, with the 19-year-old becoming the youngest player in 22 years to reach the WTA Finals showpiece.

"I did not feel one bit of pressure today, I don't know why," boasted Andreeva.

"Usually I feel like on these important points or when I have to close out the match or the set I get so tight.

"But for some reason today I was just playing. I was just not thinking about anything, just trying to enjoy."

But the best performance was yet to come. Despite being rolled over by Andreeva early on in the tournament, the evergreen Eline Svitolina has bounced back to win her next three matches, none more comprehensively than her semifinal against Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova.

The Ukrainian star needed just 64 minutes to crush Noskova 6-2, 6-1 to book her place in the final. It was an error-strewn performance from Noskova, who notched up an incredible 11 double faults and 27 unforced errors.

"After losing the first match I was ready to go home, and now I'm in the final," quipped Svitolina.

"I will do my homework with my coaches - I will try to win a bit more games than I did in the first match [against Andreeva]. I always rate this tournament very highly because you are playing with the best players. It's the highest stakes. And I'm just really happy with the level and really happy that I've been able to come back after a tough opening match."

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