With Elena Rybakina winning her Tokyo Open quarterfinal match against Victoria Mboko, Mirra Andreeva is out of the WTA Finals race. While on first read that might not seem particularly unusual, there are quite a few things about her missing out that are rather oddly specific.

For example, it’s the first time since 2012 that a player who has amassed over 4,000 points won’t play at the WTA Finals. Andreeva concludes the season with 4,319 points, which is only six points behind number eight on the list, Jasmine Paolini, who qualified for the event with 4,325 points.

The reasons why Andreeva won’t play at the WTA Finals are mostly due to her own performances. As we know, she started the season extremely well, winning Dubai and Indian Wells back to back. Those two events alone secured her 2

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