For the second straight WTA 1000, a pair of unlikely finalists are there on the final day.

It’s a trend – not a good trend, but worth examining in another space.

This week, it’s No. 12 seed Mirra Andreeva – the youngest WTA 1000 finalist since the advent of the format – playing Clara Tauson, unseeded.

Andreeva beat both Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina en route.

Tauson, a former Australian Open junior champion whose rise has been speed-bumped by injuries, has also been impressive.

Concurrently, qualifying begins in Mérida and Austin – where Canadians Rebecca Marino and Marina Stakusic will be in action.

ATP Tour – Saturday OOP

(Dubai is 9 hours ahead of ET; Mérida and Austin are an hour behind).

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Dubai Duty Free Championships
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: WTA 1000 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 16 – 22, 2025
Prize Money: $3,664,963
Draws: S56 – D28

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Order of play

Singles final (7 p.m.)

[12] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) vs Clara Tauson (DEN) 

 

Doubles final

[1] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) vs [3] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 

 

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Mérida Open Akron
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Category: WTA 500 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Order of play
Qualifying, first round

Akron Stadium (11 a.m. start – Noon ET)

1. [12] Solana Sierra (ARG) vs. Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE)

2. [1] Maria Lourdes Carlé (ARG) vs. [WC] Victoria Rodriguez (NEX)

3. [10] Francesca Jones (GBR) vs. [WC] Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX)

4. [5] Petra Martic (CRO) vs. Julia Grabher (AUS)

 

Court 1

1. [9] Emiliana Arango (COL) vs. Katarzyna Kawa (POL)

2. [2] Anca Todoni (ROU) vs. Leonie Kung (SUI)

3. [4] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) vs. [WC] Dimitra Pavlou (GRE)

4. [6] Daria Saville (AUS) vs. [WC] Ellen Perez (AUS)

 

Court 2

1. [3] Maya Joint (AUS) vs. Emina Bektas (USA)

2. [7] Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) vs. Astra Sharma (AUS)

3. [11] Nao Hibino (JPN) vs. Hanna Chang (USA)

4. [8] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) vs. Valeriya Strakhova (UKR)

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ATX Open
Location: Austin, Texas
Category: WTA 250 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Order of play
Qualifying, first round

Center Court (Noon start – 1 p.m. ET)

1. [3] Rebecca Marino (CAN) vs. Heather Watson (GBR)

2. [9] Ena Shibahara (JPN) vs. Lauren Davis (USA)

3. [7] Maddison Inglis (AUS) vs. [WC] Jennifer Jackson (USA)

4. [1] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) vs. Sophie Chang (USA)

 

Grandstand

1. [5] Marina Stakusic (CAN) vs. Victoria Hu (USA)

2. [12] Louisa Chirico (USA) vs. [PR] Kaja Juvan (SLO)

3. [6] Wei Sijia (CHN) vs. Mackenna Jones (USA)

4. [4] Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) vs. [WC] Christina McHale (USA)

 

Court 11

1. [10] Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS) vs. Tatiana Prozorova (RUS)

2. [2] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) vs. Irene Burillo Escorihuela (ESP)

3. [11] Selena Janicijevic (FRA) vs. Hiroko Inoue (USA)

4. [8] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) vs. Tara Moore (GBR)

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ATP Tour – Friday results

WTA Tour – Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 final results

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