Sabalenka beats Rybakina to reach second successive Miami final

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 6–4, 6–3 in the Miami Open semifinals. The seventy-nine-minute victory sent the defending champion into a second consecutive final at the tournament and put her one win from completing the singles Sunshine Double.

Sabalenka hit nine aces, won eighty-three percent of first-serve points and converted four of eight break chances. After taking the opening set with a late break, she established a 4–0 lead in the second and contained Rybakina’s attempted recovery.

The result gave Sabalenka a 10–7 lead in their professional rivalry and her tour-leading twenty-first win of the season. Coco Gauff awaited in the final, with their head-to-head level at six victories each before the championship meeting in South Florida.