Rybakina, who was also the champion at Indian Wells earlier this month, is well on her way to become the fifth woman to complete the sunshine double.
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Elena Ryabkina won her 12th straight match qualify for the semi-finals of the 2023 Miami Open on Tuesday. The reigning Wimbledon champion beat Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-0 in an utterly one-sided match. The Kazakh tennis player scored 10 aces and returned five out of nine break points in the match. She also recorded win percentages of 68% and 58% in the tie. Rybakina, who was also the champion at Indian Wells earlier this month, is well on her way to become the fifth woman to complete the sunshine double. Her record this season is 20-4, which is an incredible feat.
In order to get through the opening stages of her Miami campaign, Rybakina needed back-to-back three-set victories, including a victory over Paula Badosa in the third round that required saving a match point. Rybakina has developed a consistent rhythm since that time, defeating Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-3 in the Round of 16 and cruising past Trevisan in the quarterfinals.
Rybakina will face either World No.3 Jessica Pegula or Anastasia Potapova in the semifinals on Thursday. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka earlier this month to win the Indian Wells final and could face the Belarusian in the final of Miami yet again.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Rybakina’s 12th straight win:
Ninth seed and home favourite Taylor Fritz booked his place in the quarter-final of the 2023 Miami Open after easing past seventh seed Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 16 on Tuesday. Fritz recorded eight aces and returned three out of four break points in the tie. His win percentages on the first and second serves were 56% and 62% respectively. Rune, on the other hand, recorded four aces, committed five double faults and could only return one out of six break points.
“I couldn’t play aggressively in my first two matches because my opponents were hitting every ball as hard as they could. [Rune] still crushes the ball but it was nice to feel I had some more time,” Fritz said. “The first two rounds, it was impossible to play my game, I just had to make balls. Today when I got the chance to be aggressive I was and I just wanted to serve well and try not to give him many free points.”
“I think my average level of tennis is a lot higher,” Fritz added. “I don’t need to always show up and play my best and if I don’t play my best, that level is higher than it used to be. I feel I can come through and win a lot of matches.”
