Top-ranked Ash Barty has beaten former world number one Victoria Azarenka in a see-sawing clash to move through to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.Ash Barty sent down six aces as she beat Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 at the Miami OpenShe will next face Aryna Sabalenka for a place in the semi-finalsBut Azarenka, a three-time Miami Open winner, hit back with five straight games to take the second.
Reigning Miami Open champion Barty settled in the third to win 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 at the WTA 100 event on Monday.It was Barty's 17th win in her last 20 three-set matches, proving how tough she is to beat when she's on the ropes."It's about not relenting, not giving up regardless of whether you lose a set or you get a break, whatever it might be.
"I've worked my backside off off the court to make sure that I feel like I'm good in physical condition to play tennis."Meanwhile, world number five Elina Svitolina fought back from a set down to overcome Petra Kvitova 2-6, 7-5, 7-5. "It was not easy conditions," said Svitolina, who has already matched her best Miami finish by making the quarters.Svitolina will play either unseeded Anastasija Sevastova or wild-card Ana Konjuh in the quarter-finals.
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