World number one Ash Barty and former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu completed contrasting semifinal victories in the Miami Open, setting up a mouth-watering first career meeting between the Grand Slam winners in Saturday’s final.
Australian Barty spent the last year at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic and Miami is her first tournament abroad since February 2020. She is also the defending champion at the WTA 1000 event after the 2020 edition was canceled.
Andreescu also returned to action after a 15-month injury layoff at the Australian Open in February, but after playing a follow-up event in Melbourne she had to withdraw from tournaments in Adelaide, Doha and Dubai w…
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