Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty was pushed to three sets for the third time in four Miami Open matches, but she prevailed again Tuesday to reach the semifinals.
The 24-year-old Australian beat seventh-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Barty’s semifinal opponent will be fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who defeated Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-2.
Barty won the 2019 Miami Open, and the event wasn’t held last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has won 10 consecutive matches in Miami.
The defending champion moves on!@ashbarty is into the #MiamiOpen semifinals once again 😄👋 pic.twitter.com/AyAiCf1hB9
— wta (@WTA) March 30, 2021
The latest victory took nearly 2 1/2 hours with both players serving well. Barty got the only two service b…
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