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Ashleigh Barty reaches Miami Open final, Tsitsipas loses quarters clash
Last updated on Apr 02, 2021, 01:09 pm
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Women's singles world number one Ashleigh Barty moved into the final of the Miami Open by beating fifth seed Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
Barty ired 27 winners in a 6-3, 6-3 victory.
Meanwhile, men's second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was toppled by Hurbert Hurkacz.
Tsitsipas won the first set 6-2 before losing 3-6, 4-6 next against 26th seed Hurkacz of Poland.
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It's a very disappointing loss, says Tsitsipas
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With the absence of several top players and being the in-form player, Tsitsipas wasted a real opportunity to get the job done.
"I felt like it was my opportunity," Tsitsipas said. "I feel like there was more space for me to show something greater. It's a very disappointing loss."
"It was there, everything was under control. And suddenly, I don't know, self-explosion," he added.
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Barty
Barty feels in every match she has done something better
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In the women's section, Barty has gone from strength to strength since saving a match point in her opening victory over Slovakian qualifier Kristina Kucova.
"Every single match I felt like I've done something a little bit better, and that's all you can ask," said Barty, who opted not to travel outside Australia last year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Andreescu beats Sakkari in three sets
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Bianca Andreescu won her fourth straight three-setter to beat Greece's Maria Sakkari 7-6 (9/7), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4).
It was another test for the Canadian player who stood tall in the semi-final clash.
Notably, she has reached her first final since winning the 2019 US Open.
Andreescu said she is looking forward to meet Barty in the finale.
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Men's fourth seed Andrey Rublev rolled on to the semi-finals, ending the giant-killing run of Sebastian Korda. Rublev won a rain-interrupted quarter-final with a 7-5, 7-6 (9/7) victory over unseeded Korda. He is set to face Hurkacz in the semis.
