Tauson will not be the only new face in a WTA 1000 final on Saturday, with Mirra Andreeva also making her first appearance in one after upsetting Elena Rybakina earlier on Friday

The next generation of stars has arrived as Mirra Andreeva takes on Clara Tauson in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final. Advantage whom? We break it down.

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.

Mirra Andreeva opened up about one thing she would not do before she entered the court for her first WTA 1000 final.

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.

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.

Teenager Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to reach the Dubai Championships final after beating Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday. The 17-year-old Andreeva trailed 3-1 in the third set before winning the last five games to reach her second tour final.

An inspired Mirra Andreeva beat world number two Iga Swiatek for the first time in her career with a dominant 6-3 6-3 victory on Thursday at the Dubai Duty Free Championships where the Russian 17-year-old set up a semi-final clash with Elena Rybakina.

Teenager Mirra Andreeva stunned second seed Iga Swiatek to become the youngest woman to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday, attributing victory to working on her "anger inside".