Elena Rybakina moved into the semi-final of the Miami Open with a assured 6-3, 6-0 win over Italy’s Martina Trevisan at Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday to increase her profitable streak to 12 matches.
Rybakina, who competes for Kazakhstan, stays in robust rivalry for the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and Miami WTA titles after she beat Aryna Sabalenka in California earlier this month.
Sabalenka is the most important impediment to Rybakina triumphing once more, with the Belarusian in spectacular kind in South Florida.
Sabalenka powered previous Barbora Krejcíkova in straight units in her fourth-round match on Monday and faces Romanian Sorana Cirstea within the final eight on Wednesday.
Rybakina took cost of her match with Trevisan when the Italian double-faulted handy her opponent a break and a 3-1 benefit within the first set.
Although Trevisan broke again to get again on serve at 4-3, Rybakina took full management and received the remaining eight video games to wrap up the win in 69 minutes.
In her semifinal, Rybakina will face the winner of Tuesday’s match between American Jessica Pegula and Russian Anastasia Potapova.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com