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 lengthen 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 biggest obstacle to Rybakina triumphing again with the Belarusian in impressive form in South Florida.
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Sabalenka powered past Barbora Krejcíkova in straight sets in her fourth-round match on Monday and faces Romanian Sorana Cirstea in the last eight on Wednesday.
Rybakina took charge of her match with Trevisan when the Italian double-faulted to hand her opponent a break and a 3-1 advantage in the first set.
Although Trevisan broke back to get back on serve at 4-3, Rybakina took full control and won the remaining eight games to wrap up the win in 69 minutes.
The world number seven said she was feeling the pace of her tough schedule.
“It would be better to feel better on the courts physically, but this is something I have to play with, and for now I am getting through, which I’m happy with,” she stated.
“I didn’t serve that properly, the proportion of the primary serve, however within the necessary moments like 30-all, 30-40 and so forth, I used to be serving aces,” added the Moscow-born player.
“I think it’s just important to find these moments and to push, and for now I’m doing well even not being super fresh.”
In her semi-final, Rybakina will face the winner of Tuesday’s match between American Jessica Pegula and Russian Anastasia Potapova.
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