Top seed Barty reaches Miami Open semis

Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty was pushed to three sets for the third time in four Miami Open matches, but she prevailed again on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals.

The 24-year-old Australian beat seventh-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Barty’s semi-final opponent will be fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who defeated Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-2.

Barty won the 2019 Miami Open, while the event wasn’t held last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has won 10 consecutive matches in Miami.