Fourth seed Elena Rybakina moves into the Miami Open final for the second straight year with a dramatic win over Victoria Azarenka.
Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina defeated No. 27 Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (2) in Thursday's semifinals of the Miami Open. Rybakina, ranked fourth on the WTA Tour, will face No. 14 Ekaterina Alexandrova or unseeded Danielle Collins in Saturday's final. A day off will likely be welcome for Rybakina, who has been pushed to three sets in all but one match this tournament.
World number four Elena Rybakina was pushed all the way by veteran Victoria Azarenka before reaching the Miami Open WTA final with a 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (7/2) victory on Thursday.
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev ends the run of Fabian Marozsan to set up a Miami Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz or Grigor Dimitrov.