Miami Open | Elena Rybakina advances to the final

(Miami) Kazakh Elena Rybakina defeated American Jessica Pegula 7-6 (3) 6-4 in the semifinals of the Miami Open on Thursday.

Wimbledon champion, the 10^e seeded thus dismissed the third headliner, thanks in particular to six breaks and 11 aces.

Rybakina won a 13^e consecutive match.

Earlier Thursday, Petra Kvitova reached the semi-finals winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 over Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The 15^e headliner thus beat the 18^ein two hours and 12 minutes.

Kvitova reached this milestone in Miami for the first time in 13 appearances at the event.

Wimbledon champion in 2011 and 2014, the 33-year-old Czech had a 2-1 break advantage.

Kvitova notably took the service of her rival to settle in command 5-3 in the second set.

She collected six aces, including one that allowed her to win the first set.

Each player scored as many winning shots as unforced errors: 26 for Alexandrova, 19 for Kvitova.

In the semi-final, Kvitova will face Romania’s Sorana Cirstea, 74^e in the world.

Kvitova has won six of their 10 encounters.