Anisimova ends Andreeva Dubai defence in teary quarterfinal

Amanda Anisimova ended a tearful Mirra Andreeva’s Dubai title defence on Thursday with a comeback 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) victory in the quarterfinals. The second-seeded American trailed the fifth seed Russian Andreeva by a set and a break before rallying back to complete a two-hour 38-minute win. She, thereby, booked a place in the semifinals […]

Amanda Anisimova ended a tearful Mirra Andreeva’s Dubai title defence on Thursday with a comeback 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) victory in the quarterfinals.

The second-seeded American trailed the fifth seed Russian Andreeva by a set and a break before rallying back to complete a two-hour 38-minute win.

She, thereby, booked a place in the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event for the fourth time in her career.

“I was almost in tears there at the end,” Anisimova said.

“It made me emotional seeing her like that. I feel we both won today,” she added.