Collins beats Alexandrova in Miami, reaches first WTA 1000 final
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khaskhabar.com : Friday, March 29, 2024 12:46 PM
Florida. American Danielle Collins reached the first WTA 1000 final of her career by defeating No. 14 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday night at the Miami Open.
The 2022 Australian Open finalist, needed just 75 minutes to defeat unseeded Alexandrova at this tournament, who had defeated world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula en route to her first semifinal in Miami.
The 30-year-old, who is trying to become the first unseeded champion in Miami since Kim Clijsters in 2005, will face No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina for the title on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. Collins has won two titles previously in her career, both in 2021.
Collins is the first American to reach the Miami final since Sloane Stephens in 2018 – who won the title. According to the WTA report, only four Americans have reached the final of this tournament in the last 15 years, with Collins and Stephens joining the Williams sisters.
Earlier in the evening, World No. 4 Rybakina defeated No. 27 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 0-6, 7-6(2) in the semi-finals to reach her fourth final of the season.
Rybakina has enjoyed a great start to her season on hard courts, with titles in Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and her first WTA 1000 final of the year in Doha.
Last year, Rybakina fell one win away from winning the Sunshine Double, losing to Petra Kvitova 7–6(14), 6–2 in the Miami final.
She is the third player in the last 10 years to make consecutive Miami finals, joining Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty, the youngest player to do so since Maria Sharapova in 2005–2006.
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