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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — No. 2-ranked Iga Swiatek has lost to a player younger than 18 for the first time on tour after she was stunned by Mirra Andreeva in the Dubai Championships quarterfinals. The 17-year-old Andreeva won 6-3, 6-3 to become the youngest semifinalist in Dubai's 24-year history. Andreeva reeled off the last five games. It's her fifth win over a top-10 player and second over a No. 2 — she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open quarterfinals last year. Clara Tauson, the Dane who knocked out Sabalenka on Wednesday, defeated Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 7-6, 6-4 to reach her third semifinals of the year.
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