Australian Ashleigh Barty, current champion and current world number one, prolonged the defense of the title at the WTA 1,000 in Miami by defeating the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina by 6-3 and 6-3.
The oceanic tennis player repeats the final as it happened in the last edition, when she won the title. Ashleigh Barty's 11th straight win in Miami was completed in one hour and 27 minutes against an opponent with whom he had lost in four of the last five games.
However, the 24-year-old tennis player from Ipswich had won the most recent. It was a rematch for Barty that was overtaken by Svitolina on this very scene in 2018.
The Ukrainian, who was for the first time in the semifinal of this tournament, did not question the superiority of the Australian that after Naomi Osaka's defeat in the quarterfinals, he ensured his continuity as world number one.
Barty will play his ninth final since winning his first Grand Slam in 2019. This year he won in Melbourne and the title will be played. against the winner of the clash between the Canadian Bianca Andreescu, eighth favorite, and the Greek Maria Sakkari.
Andreescu suffers to beat Sakkari
Eighth seed Canadian Bianca Andreescu beat Greek Maria Sakkari 7-6 (7), 3-6 and 7-6 (4) to reach the WTA 1000 final in Miami, where she will face the world number one and current champion, the Australian Ashleigh Barty.
The American tennis player has left behind the injury that kept her away from the women's circuit for a year and a half. The victory against Sakkari, in the first duel between the two, has confirmed their recovery.
Andreescu, who separated the Spanish Sara Sorribes from the semifinal, intends to raise the titles in his record to five. The winner of the 2019 United States Open was successful in the duel against Helena in her second participation in Miami, where she is now one step away from the title.
Miami Open WTA draw results.