Rybakina survives Sakkari battle to reach Miami Open semis

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Elena Rybakina survived a gruelling Miami Open quarter-final against Maria Sakkari on Tuesday (Mar 26) as the former Wimbledon champion advanced to the last four for a second straight year with a 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 victory.

Elena Rybakina hits a forehand against Maria Sakkari on day nine of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium.

Rybakina, who will meet Victoria Azarenka for a place in the final, needed nearly three hours to beat Sakkari. The Greek saved two match points in the second set before ultimately succumbing to the fourth seed's overwhelming serve in the final game of the third set."It was such a tough battle. I got a little bit lucky with new balls, so it was easier to serve it out ... now, I just need to recover.

The veteran Belarusian player contended with a near hour-long stoppage in the first set because of a power outage to the electronic line-calling system before beating Yulia Putintseva 7-6 1-6 6-3 earlier in the day.

 

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