Elena Rybakina vs Mirra Andreeva Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Dubai Tennis Championships

Prediction published on 20/02/2025, 14:27  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/02/2025 at 15:26 in Tennis Predictions

12th seed Mirra Andreeva is one match away from her third WTA Tour final. In the last four of the outdoor hard court Dubai Tennis Championships, the Russian faces the sixth seed Elena Rybakina in the last four. Here’s our match prediction.

Andreeva only lost six games when beating the second seed Iga Swiatek on Thursday. That was her fourth straight set win of this tournament with 16 games being dropped. This is her second semi-final of the year.

Andreeva is up to 12th in the live rankings and can move up another place if winning this match. In the WTA Live Race, Andreeva is in 11th place. There's been one previous match against Rybakina. with Andreeva losing in three sets on this surface.

Elena Rybakina is the highest remaining seed in this tournament. Rybakina is seventh in the latest rankings and a place higher in the WTA Live Race. Winning this match will take her to fourth on the latter of those lists.

This is her second semi-final in three tournaments, the other being in Abu Dhabi. Her last hard court final was reached ten months ago. This week has seen her beat Moyuko Uchijima, ninth seed Paula Badosa (in three sets) and Sofia Kenin.

We go for Rybakina to reach the final.