Tauson started strong, racing into a 2-0 lead in the opener, but the momentum soon switched as Andreeva shook off any early nerves

Clara Tauson will face Mirra Andreeva in the WTA Dubai, UAE final on Saturday, February 22.Tauson beat Karolina Muchova 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 on Friday in the semifinals in her last match. Andreeva heads

Youth will be served in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva is set to take on Denmark's Clara Tauson for the biggest title of their careers.

At just 17 years old, Mirra Andreeva is not only the youngest Dubai champion, but also the youngest ever WTA-1000 winner.

The WTA Dubai final is set to feature an exciting showdown between two of tennis’s most promising young talents: 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva and 22-year-old Clara Tauson.

Clara Tauson reached the final of a WTA 1000 competition for the first time after outlasting Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Clara Tauson, ranked 38th, has three career WTA titles, the most recent one at Auckland last month. She is chasing her own history of being the first Danish woman to compete in a WTA 1000 final since Caroline Wozniacki. Clara Tauson becomes the 2nd Danish player to reach a WTA 1000 singles final.

Rising star Mirra Andreeva became the youngest ever player to claim a WTA 1000 title on Saturday when she defeated Clara Tauson to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Clara Tauson to win the Dubai Championships. Andreeva, 17, will make her debut in the WTA top 10 rankings next week.