Fresh off her first WTA 1000 title in Dubai, the 17-year-old sensation battled for 2 hours and 18 minutes to claim a 7-6(1) 1-6 6-3 victory. She now faces world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who powered past Madison Keys to reach the title match.
With Sabalenka holding a dominant head-to-head record, including a crushing win over Andreeva in Melbourne, the teenager will be looking for revenge.
Struggling to understand how she went from dominating the tiebreak against Swiatek to unraveling in the second set, Andreeva was left uncertain about what had happened: “The second set, it was a bit weird, but I can say that I really tried to do something.