Mirra Andreeva of Russia in action during the women’s singles semifinals match against Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic at the China Open. (EPA Images pic)BEIJING: Mirra Andreeva breezed into the China Open final on Saturday, brushing aside Nikola Bartunkova 6-2, 6-2, and will play either home hope Zheng Qinwen or Belgium's Elise Mertens for the title.
"I wanted to play aggressive today," said the 19-year-old Russian, ranked five in the world.
Andreeva raced into a 4-0 lead in the first set in Beijing as 34th-ranked Bartunkova double-faulted twice before giving away the fourth game.
The 20-year-old Czech made 20 unforced errors across the 74-minute match and was outplayed by the French Open champion, who sent down 27 winners.
