Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns a shot against Victoria Azarenka during their match on Day 13 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 28, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. — l Bello/Getty Images/AFP picMIAMI, March 29 — 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 victory on Thursday.
The 24-year-old returns to the Miami final for the second straight year after losing to Czech Petra Kvitova in 2023. Her form — and the absence of any of the top three in the world — suggests she will be the strong favorite whoever makes it to face her in Saturday’s title showdown. But the 34-year-old Azarenka, a three-times winner at Miami, showed all her dogged spirit as she broke back to make it 5-5 and keep alive her hopes of an unlikely run to the final.
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