Elina Svitolina was ready to pack her bags after her first match at the WTA Finals. Now she is playing for the trophy.

The 32-year-old from Ukraine crushed Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-1 in their semifinal on Saturday in Indian Wells, California. It took her just 65 minutes.

She will face 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva in Sunday's title match. Andreeva beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 in the other semifinal.

A big turnaround

Svitolina lost to Andreeva 6-4, 6-0 in her opening group match this week. She has won three straight since, including a win over Aryna Sabalenka on Friday.

Svitolina said she was "ready to go home" after that loss. "Now I'm in the final," she said.

Noskova broke serve in the first game, but Svitolina broke right back and ran away with it. She won nine straight games at one point. Noskova struggled with 11 double faults and 27 unforced errors.

Noskova said it was one of those days when "nothing really works."

This is Svitolina's third trip to the WTA Finals title match. She won it in 2018 and reached the final again in 2019. She is the oldest player to make the final since Venus Williams in 2017.

"It's incredible to think it's been that many years and so many things happen in my life after the pregnancy, injuries and surgery," said Svitolina, who became a mom four years ago. "Very proud of the effort."

Andreeva keeps rolling

Andreeva is the first teenager to reach the WTA Finals title match since Maria Sharapova, who was 17 when she won it in 2004.

The French Open champion still has not dropped a set this week. Pegula broke her to go up 3-1 in the second set, but Andreeva won five of the last six games.

Andreeva said she was "super happy" with how she has played this week. "Of course, the job is not done yet," she added.

Andreeva leads Svitolina 2-1 in their career meetings. The title match starts at 2 p.m. Central on Sunday.