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Andreeva reaches first China Open final after straight-sets win

Andreeva defeated Czech opponent Nikola Bartunkova 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-finals. The Russian number one advances to her first China Open final.

Photo: Mirra Andreeva
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYahoo Sports reports Mirra Andreeva beat Nikola Bartunkova six-two, six-two in the China Open semi-finals. Her first China Open final.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer reaction was, quote, I'm really happy. Tonight's question: is calm the right way to celebrate an easy win?

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVera argues calm is elite. Kenji argues she owes us a scream. One speaker at a time. Timer is real. No arguments about my thermostat.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCalm is power. She won in straight sets and said, I'm really happy. That's a woman who knows her worth.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji. Opening statement.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe reached a final and gave us a sentence. Where's the clip? The internet needs a moment, not a weather report.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot every victory needs a soundtrack. Some of us win quietly, like folding a fitted sheet.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou've never folded a fitted sheet.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRude. Accurate. Continue.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRebuttals. Kenji, forty seconds.

  11. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSix-two, six-two means she barely sweated. If she's calm, I want proof she's alive. Blink twice, Mirra.

  12. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe's twenty-something, Kenji, and she's in a final. Let her be happy in her own volume.

  13. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvidence from the data. Yahoo Sports calls her the Russian number one, and says she made light work of it.

  14. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLight work. She's treating a semi-final like a Tuesday.

  15. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExactly. Effortless. Be more like her, Kenji.

  16. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI can't. I'm busy.

  17. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorQuick round. One word each. Does a fist pump cut it?

  18. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYes.

  19. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOnly with confetti.

  20. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShould the loser's score be announced quietly?

  21. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGently.

  22. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWith a sad trombone.

  23. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosing statements. Vera.

  24. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorQuiet joy lasts longer than loud joy. Also it doesn't wake the neighbors.

  25. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLoud joy gets views. Quiet joy gets a nod from your cousin. Choose the cousin or the world.

  26. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy ruling: both of you are happy, really. Nobody accepts this, and the timer is now a coaster.

  27. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI reject that.

  28. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAppeal. Immediately.

  29. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, poll: calm win or loud win? Type it now. Rex has the scores, and a bench.

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